Synonyms: beginletter, voorletter
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ini(t)ˈsjal/ |
| Hyphenation | ini·ti·aal |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | initialen |
| Afrikaans | voorletter |
|---|---|
| Danish | forbogstav |
| English | initial |
| Esperanto | komenclitero; inicialo; komenca litero |
| German | Initial; Anfangsbuchstabe; Initiale |
| Norwegian | forbokstav |
| Saterland Frisian | Initioal |
| Spanish | inicial |
| Swedish | initialbokstav |