Definition
The action or practice of using capital letters; the style and rules governing the use of uppercase letters in writing.
Etymology
From capital plus the gerund suffix -ing. This term became standardized in printing, typographic, and linguistic terminology during the 19th century.
Kelly Says
English capitaling rules are so complex that even native speakers argue about them—for example, is it 'Internet' or 'internet'? The rules change because language communities constantly negotiate what feels important enough to capitalize!
Translations
ARالعربية
حروف كبيرة
ḥurūf kabīrah
BNবাংলা
বড় অক্ষর
bor akhro
CACatalà
majúscula
ma-joo-skoo-la
CSČeština
velké písmeno
vel-ké pee-smeno
DADansk
store bogstaver
større bogstaver
DEDeutsch
Großschreibung
grohs-shry-bing
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλη γραμμα
me-ga-li gram-ma
ESEspañol
mayúscula
mah-YOO-skoo-la
FAفارسی
حروف بزرگ
ḥurūf-e bozorg
FISuomi
iso kirjain
ee-so kir-jai-ne
FRFrançais
mise en majuscule
mee-zohn mah-joo-skul
GUGU
મોટા અક્ષર
mo-ta akshar
HAHA
harshen sama
har-shen sa-ma
HIहिन्दी
वर्णमाला
varṇamālā
HUMagyar
nagybetűs
na-gy-bet-tyoos
IDBahasa Indonesia
penting
pen-ting
IGIG
akara n'iru
a-ka-ra n'i-ru
ITItaliano
capitalizzazione
kap-i-ta-li-zza-tsio-ne
MRMR
मोठा अक्षर
mo-tha akshar
MSBahasa Melayu
huruf besar
huruuf besar
NLNederlands
capitaliseren
kap-i-ta-li-ze-ren
NONorsk
stor bokstav
stor bokstav
PAPA
ਮਹਾਨ ਅੱਖਰ
ma-haan akkhar
PLPolski
pisownia wielką
pee-soh-vnia vye-lka
PTPortuguês
capitalização
kap-i-ta-li-za-sǎo
RORomână
majusculă
mah-yoo-skoo-la
RUРусский
заглавная буква
zah-gla-vnaya bu-ka
SVSvenska
stor bokstav
stor bokstav
SWKiswahili
heru kubwa
he-ru ku-bu-va
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய எழுத்து
periya ezhuttu
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద అక్షరం
pedda aksharam
THไทย
ตัวพิมพ์ใหญ่
tua-p-him-jai
TLTL
malaking letra
ma-la-king le-tra
TRTürkçe
büyük harf
byoo-yook harf
UKУкраїнська
велика літера
ve-ly-ka ly-te-ra
URاردو
بڑا حروف
bara haroof
VITiếng Việt
viết hoa
vyeh-t hoa
ZUZU
incwadi elikhulu
in-kwadi e-li-khu-lu