Expertlatin
- Do you capitalize the first word in a sentence in Latin?
- Does capitalization matter in Latin?
- Is the first letter of a sentence always capitalized?
- Do Latin names have capital letters?
Do you capitalize the first word in a sentence in Latin?
About capitalization "The first letter of a sentence in Latin is not capitalized"
Does capitalization matter in Latin?
The rules for Latin are similar to those for Italian. The general rules below apply to Artists, Releases and Tracks: Do not capitalize any word except for: the first word of the text (title).
Is the first letter of a sentence always capitalized?
1. Capitals signal the start of a new sentence. This is a stable rule in our written language: Whenever you begin a sentence capitalize the first letter of the first word. This includes capitalizing the first word or a direct quotation when it's a full sentence, even if it appears within another sentence.
Do Latin names have capital letters?
In the Latin scientific names of organisms, names at the species level and below (species, subspecies, variety) are not capitalized; those at the genus level and above (e.g., genus, tribe, subfamily, family, class, order, division, phylum) are capitalized.
