inicial
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin initiālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [i.ni.siˈal]
=== Adjective ===
inicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural inicials)
initial
==== Derived terms ====
inicialment
==== Related terms ====
inici
iniciar
=== Further reading ===
“inicial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin initiālis.
=== Adjective ===
inicial m or f (plural iniciais)
initial
=== Noun ===
inicial f (plural iniciais)
initial (first letter of a name or word)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“inicial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin initiālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -al, -aw
Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧al
=== Adjective ===
inicial m or f (plural iniciais)
initial
primitive
==== Derived terms ====
inicialmente
=== Further reading ===
“inicial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin initiālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /iniˈθjal/ [i.niˈθjal] (Spain)
IPA(key): /iniˈsjal/ [i.niˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: i‧ni‧cial
=== Adjective ===
inicial m or f (masculine and feminine plural iniciales)
initial
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
inicial f (plural iniciales)
initial (first letter of a name or word)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“inicial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025