versal

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of universal.

Adjective

versal

1. (obsolete) Universal
   • c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:

     I'll warrant you, when I say so, she looks as pale as any clout in the versal world.

Etymology 2

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Noun

versal P (calligraphy)

versal (plural versals)

1. (typography, calligraphy) Ornamental letter that begins a section

Synonyms

• (ornamental letter): drop cap, initial

See also

• Initial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Lavers, arvels, larves, lavers, ravels, revals, salver, serval, slaver, velars

Catalan

Etymology

From vers +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bərˈsal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vərˈsal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [veɾˈsal]

Noun

versal f (plural versals)

1. capital letter

   Synonym: majúscula

Derived terms

• versaleta

Further reading

• “versal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Swedish

Noun

versal c

1. a capital letter

   Synonym: stor bokstav

   Antonym: gemen

Declension

Declension of versal

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	versal	versals
	definite	versalen	versalens
plural	indefinite	versaler	versalers
	definite	versalerna	versalernas

Related terms

• versalisera

Adjective

versal (not comparable)

1. capital, uppercase

Declension

Inflection of versal

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	versal	—	—
neuter singular	versalt	—	—
plural	versala	—	—
masculine plural2	versale	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	versale	—	—
all	versala	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “versal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “versal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “versal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• alvers, levars, slaver, slevar, valser