capitonym
English
noun
Definitions
- (linguistics) A word that changes meaning when the case is changed; a case-sensitive word.
Etymology
Affix from English capital.
Origin
English
capital
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- National Capital Region English
- capital English
- capitalism English
- capitalistic English
- capitalitis English
- capitalize English
- capitally English
- capitalness English
- capitonymic English
- countercapital English
- cybercapital English
- noncapital English
- subcapital English
- capitālis Latin
- capital Middle English
- caipiteal Irish
- kapital Cebuano