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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Homophones 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 Synonyms 1.4.5 Antonyms 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 Antonyms 1.6 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Related terms 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun 3.2 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology

From the Latin capitalis, "of the head." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.

[ Pronunciation

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[ Homophones

• capitol

[ Noun

Singular capital

Plural capitals

capital (plural capitals)

1. A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

   Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.

   The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.

2. (economics) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
3. (economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
4. An uppercase letter.
5. (architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

[ Usage notes

The homophone capitol refers only to a building, usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a capital city.

[ Derived terms

• real capital
• financial capital
• economic capital
• social capital
• capital asset

[ Translations

city designated as such

Afrikaans: hoofstad Albanian: kryeqytet Amharic: ዋና ከተማ (wana kätäma) Arabic: عاصمة (ʕāṣima) f. Armenian: արմատական (armatakan) Avar: тахшагьар (takhshahar) Azerbaijani: baş şəhəri, paytaxt Basque: hiriburu Belarusian: сталіца be(be) (stalica) f. Bengali: রাজধানী (rājdhānī) Breton: kêrbenn Bulgarian: столица bg(bg) (stolica) f. Catalan: capital f. Chinese: 首都, 首都 (shǒu dū) Croatian: glavni grad m. Czech: hlavní město cs(cs) Danish: hovedstad da(da) Dutch: hoofdstad nl(nl) m. and f. Esperanto: ĉefurbo eo(eo) Estonian: pealinn et(et) Finnish: pääkaupunki fi(fi) French: capitale fr(fr) f. Georgian: დედაქალაქი (dedak‘alak‘i), სატახტო ქალაქი (sataxto k‘alak‘i) German: Hauptstadt de(de) f. Greek: πρωτεύουσα el(el) (prōtévousa) f. Guarani: tavusu Gujarati: રાજધાની (rājdhānī) Hawaiian: kapikala Hebrew: בירה (bira) f. Hindi: राजधानी (rājdhānī) Hungarian: főváros hu(hu) Icelandic: höfuðborg is(is) f. Indonesian: ibukota Irish Gaelic: príomhchathair Italian: capitale (of nation) f., capoluogo (of a state or regione) m. Japanese: 首都 (しゅと, shuto) Kazakh: астана (astana) Khmer: រដ្ឋធានី (rōəttətīənī), រាជធានី (rīichtīənī) Korean: 수도 [首都] (sudo) Kurdish: Kurmanji: paytext Sorani: پایته‌خت ku(ku) (pAitakjt)

Kyrgyz: борбор (borbor) Latvian: galvaspilsēta lv(lv) Lithuanian: sostinė lt(lt) Macedonian: главен град (glaven grad) Malayalam: തലസ്ഥാനം (thalasthhaanam) Marathi: राजधानी (rājdhāni) Mongolian: нийслэл хот (niyslel hot) Ossetian: сӕйраг сахар (sæjrag sakhar) Persian: پایتخت (pāyetaxt) Polish: stolica pl(pl) f. Portuguese: capital m. and f. Punjabi: ਰਾਜਧਾਨੀ (rājdhānī) Romanian: capitală ro(ro) f. Romansh: chapitala Russian: столица ru(ru) (stolíca) f. Sanskrit: राजधानी (rājdhānī) Scottish Gaelic: prìomh-bhaile Serbian: prestonica f., главни град (glavni grad) Slovak: hlavné mesto Slovene: glavno mesto sl(sl) Somali: caasimad, magaalomadax Spanish: capital es(es) f. Swedish: huvudstad sv(sv) c. Tagalog: kapital Tajik: пойтахт (pojtakht) Tamil: தலைநகர் (talainakar) Telugu: రాజధాని (raajadhaani) Thai: เมืองหลวง (meuang lŭang) Turkish: başkent tr(tr) Turkmen: paýtagt Ukrainian: столиця (stolycja) f. Urdu: دارالحکومت (dār-ul-ḥukūmat) Uzbek: poytaxt Volapük: cifazif Welsh: prifddinas cy(cy) f. Western Frisian: haadstêd Yiddish: הױפּטשטאָט (hoyptshtot) f.

money and wealth

Chinese: 資本, 資本 (zīběn) Dutch: kapitaal nl(nl) n. Estonian: kapital et(et) Finnish: pääoma fi(fi) French: capital fr(fr) m. Georgian: კაპიტალი (kapitali) German: Kapital de(de) n. Greek: κεφάλαιο el(el) (kefálaio) n. Hebrew: הון (hon) m. Italian: capitale it(it) m. Japanese: 資本 (しほん, shihon)

Korean: 자본 (jabon) Malayalam: മൂലധനം (mooladhanam) Polish: kapitał m. Portuguese: capital pt(pt) f. Romanian: capital ro(ro) Russian: капитал (kapitál) m., состояние (sostojánije) n. Spanish: capital es(es) m. Swedish: kapital sv(sv) n. Telugu: పెట్టుబడి (peTTubaDi), సంపద (saMpada) Turkish: anapara tr(tr), anamal tr(tr), sermaye tr(tr), kapital tr(tr) Urdu: سرمایہ (ser-mayia)

uppercase letter

Catalan: lletra majúscula f. Chinese: 大寫字母, 大写字母 (dàxiě zìmǔ) Dutch: hoofdletter nl(nl) f. Finnish: iso kirjain, versaalikirjain, majuskeli French: majuscule fr(fr) f. Georgian: დიდი ასო (didi aso), ასომთავრული (asomt‘avruli) German: Großbuchstabe m. Greek: κεφαλαίο el(el) (kefalaío) n. Indonesian: huruf besar

Italian: maiuscola it(it) f. Japanese: 大文字 (おおもじ, ōmoji) Korean: 대사 (daesa), 대문자 [大文字] (daemunja) Polish: duża litera pl(pl) f., wielka litera pl(pl) f. Portuguese: (letra) maiúscula Russian: заглавная буква (zaglávnaja búkva) f., большая буква (bol’šája búkva) f. Spanish: mayúscula es(es) f. Swedish: versal sv(sv), stor bokstav sv(sv) Turkish: büyük harf, büyük

uppermost part of a column

Estonian: kapiteel et(et) Finnish: kapiteeli fi(fi) German: Kapitell de(de) n. Greek: κιονόκρανο el(el) (kionókrano) n. Italian: capitello m.

Korean: 대문자 (daemunja) Polish: nagłówek m. Russian: капитель (kapitél’) m. Spanish: capitel es(es) m. Swedish: kapitäl sv(sv)

[ Synonyms

letter

• caps (in thee plural)
• majuscule

[ Antonyms

letter

• minuscule

[ Adjective

capital (not comparable)

1. of prime importance
2. (UK) excellent

   That is a capital idea!

3. involving punishment by death

   Not all felonies are capital crimes.

4. uppercase

   One begins a sentence with a capital letter.

[ Translations

of prime importance

Chinese: 主要的, 主要的 (zhǔ yào de) Dutch: hoofd- nl(nl), kapitaal nl(nl) Finnish: ensisijainen, pääasiallinen, pää- (in compounds) German: Haupt- Italian: capitale it(it), principale it(it)

Korean: 가장 중요한 (gajang jungyohan) Russian: главный (glávnyj), основной (osnovnój), капитальный (kapitál'nyj) Spanish: capital es(es) Swedish: huvudsaklig

excellent

Dutch: uitstekend nl(nl), excellent nl(nl) Finnish: mahtava, suurenmoinen, loistava, fantastinen French: excellent m. excellente f. German: großartig de(de)

Italian: ottimo it(it), magnifico it(it), eccellente it(it), splendido it(it) Korean: 최고의 (chwigo-ui), 최상의 (chwisang-ui) Russian: капитальный (kapitál'nyj) Spanish: excelente es(es)

involving punishment by death

Chinese: 致命的, 致命的 (jì mìng de) Dutch: dood(straf) Finnish: kuolemalla rangaistava, kohtalokas (figurative) French: capital frSource: this wikipedia article, under GFDL. This site was used times.