kapitaals
Kapitaals is a term that does not have a single, widely accepted definition. In contemporary Dutch and English, it is not a standard technical term, and what it means can vary depending on the source and context. The two most plausible senses involve typography and general notions of capital or assets.
In typographic and paleographic contexts, kapitaals (often seen as kapitaalsletters) can denote uppercase letters. This usage
In economic language, the standard Dutch word for capital is kapitaal, with the usual plural kapitalen. The
Etymologically, kapitaals reflects the Latin root capitalis, reinforced through historical Dutch and other European languages. The
See also: capital letter, hoofdletter, kapitalen, capital in languages.