"maiusculus" meaning in Latin

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Adjective

IPA: /mai̯ˈi̯us.ku.lus/ [Classical], [mäi̯ˈi̯ʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /maˈjus.ku.lus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [mäˈjuskulus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From maior (“more, greater”) + -culus (diminutive suffix) (built on the originally s-final stem of the adjective, attested also in the neuter nominative singular form maius). Etymology templates: {{affix|la|maior|-culus|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=more, greater}} maior (“more, greater”) + -culus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-adj|maiusculus}} maiusculus (feminine maiuscula, neuter maiusculum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|maiusculus}} Forms: maiuscula [feminine], maiusculum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], maiusculus [masculine, nominative, singular], maiuscula [feminine, nominative, singular], maiusculum [neuter, nominative, singular], maiusculī [masculine, nominative, plural], maiusculae [feminine, nominative, plural], maiuscula [neuter, nominative, plural], maiusculī [genitive, masculine, singular], maiusculae [feminine, genitive, singular], maiusculī [genitive, neuter, singular], maiusculōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], maiusculārum [feminine, genitive, plural], maiusculōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], maiusculō [dative, masculine, singular], maiusculae [dative, feminine, singular], maiusculō [dative, neuter, singular], maiusculīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], maiusculum [accusative, masculine, singular], maiusculam [accusative, feminine, singular], maiusculum [accusative, neuter, singular], maiusculōs [accusative, masculine, plural], maiusculās [accusative, feminine, plural], maiuscula [accusative, neuter, plural], maiusculō [ablative, masculine, singular], maiusculā [ablative, feminine, singular], maiusculō [ablative, neuter, singular], maiusculīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], maiuscule [masculine, singular, vocative], maiuscula [feminine, singular, vocative], maiusculum [neuter, singular, vocative], maiusculī [masculine, plural, vocative], maiusculae [feminine, plural, vocative], maiuscula [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. Diminutive of maior: somewhat greater, larger or older Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, diminutive, form-of Form of: maior (extra: somewhat greater, larger or older) Synonyms: majusculus
    Sense id: en-maiusculus-la-adj-fPFKpqdS Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -culus

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "maiuscula",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "plural",
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      "text": "→ Italian: maiuscolo, maiuscola"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "maiusculās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiuscula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiuscule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiuscula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiusculae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiuscula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maiusculus"
      },
      "expansion": "maiusculus (feminine maiuscula, neuter maiusculum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "maiusculus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin diminutive adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -culus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "somewhat greater, larger or older",
          "word": "maior"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Diminutive of maior: somewhat greater, larger or older"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maior",
          "maior#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "greater",
          "greater"
        ],
        [
          "larger",
          "larger"
        ],
        [
          "older",
          "older"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "diminutive",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mai̯ˈi̯us.ku.lus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäi̯ˈi̯ʊs̠kʊɫ̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maˈjus.ku.lus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäˈjuskulus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "majusculus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiusculus"
}

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