drop cap
English
Noun
drop
cap
(
plural
drop caps
)
(
typography
)
A large
initial
letter
that drops below the first line of a
paragraph
, usually used at the beginning of a section or chapter of a book.
Synonyms
(
large initial letter
)
:
initial
,
versal
Translations
large initial letter
French:
lettrine
(fr)
f
German:
Initiale
f
,
Kapitale
f
Greek:
αρχίγραμμα
(el)
n
(
archígramma
)
,
πρωτόγραμμα
(el)
n
(
protógramma
)
Hungarian:
süllyesztett
iniciálé
Portuguese:
capitular
(pt)
f
,
letra capital
f
Russian:
бу́квица
(ru)
f
(
búkvica
)
Swedish:
anfang
(sv)
n
See also
Initial
on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia