uncial

== English == === Etymology 1 === Attested 1650, from Latin uncia (“a twelfth part, ounce, inch”). ==== Adjective ==== uncial (comparative more uncial, superlative most uncial) (rare) Of or relating to an ounce, or an inch, especially to letters printed an inch high. === Etymology 2 === Attested 1712, from Late Latin unciales (“uncials”), unciales litterae (“uncial letters”) (Jerome), plural of uncialis (“pertaining to one twelfth part, ounce, or inch”), from uncia (“one twelfth part, ounce, inch”). The literal meaning is unclear: some references indicate "inch-high letters", but see “Uncial script” in Wikipedia. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʌn.si.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃi.əl/, /ˈʌn.ʃəl/ Hyphenation: un‧ci‧al, un‧cial ==== Adjective ==== uncial (not comparable) Of or relating to a majuscule style of writing with unjoined, rounded letters, originally used in the 4th–9th centuries. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== uncial (plural uncials) A style of writing using uncial letters. A letter in this style. A manuscript in this style. ===== Translations ===== ==== Derived terms ==== semi-uncial, half-uncial === Related terms === uncia ounce inch === References === === Anagrams === Alcuin, Lucian, Lucina == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin uncialis. === Adjective === uncial m or n (feminine singular uncială, masculine plural unciali, feminine/neuter plural unciale) uncial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unˈθjal/ [ũn̟ˈθjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /unˈsjal/ [ũnˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: un‧cial === Adjective === uncial m or f (masculine and feminine plural unciales) uncial === Noun === uncial f (plural unciales) uncial === Further reading === “uncial”, 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