Capitalization of foreign terms

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AACR2

Capitalization of foreign terms

based on AACR2 Appendix A

headings || other areas of the bib record || calendar divisions, time periods || other: hyphenated prefixes, single letters, abbreviations, etc. See also Capitalization of key, opus, and numbers

Probably permanently in progress

Headings

Personal name headings (See also Personal names)

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Prefixes if in a language other than English, follow the usage of the person capitalize de, ten, van
when not preceded by the forename prefixes consisting of an article or contraction of an article and a preposition

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Names of corporate bodies 1st word only 1st word and adjective preceding 1st noun, the 1st noun, and all proper nouns 1st word, proper nouns, religious terms, words following adjective denoting royal or pontifical privilege all words except conjunctions and prepositions 1st word and proper nouns only

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Other areas of the bibliographic record
245, 260, 300, 490, 5XX fields

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Nouns No capitalize nouns denoting nationality Yes do not capitalize nouns denoting nationality

Titles preceding a personal name Yes

Titles of persons No N: titles designation rank or sainthood
Y: titles of address or reference

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Proper name derivatives Yes

Personal pronouns No

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Names of regions, localities, geographic features Yes

Names of countries, administrative divisions Yes

Calendar divisions, time periods

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

days of the week
months
seasons
centuries
cultural periods Yes
Yes
Yes
?
Yes No
No
?
? No
No
?
? No
No
?
? No
No
?
? No
No
?
Y No
No
?
? No
No
?
? No
No
?
? No
No
?
?

Other: hyphenated prefixes, single letters, abbreviations, etc.

English Czech Dutch French German Hungarian Italian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish

Hyphenated prefixes (e.g., pre-Classical) No

Single letters used as words or parts of compounds (e.g., A major; A-Dur) Yes See Capitalization of key

Headings
Personal name headings (See also Personal names)
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Prefixes	if in a language other than English, follow the usage of the person		capitalize de, ten, van when not preceded by the forename	prefixes consisting of an article or contraction of an article and a preposition
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Names of corporate bodies		1st word only		1st word and adjective preceding 1st noun, the 1st noun, and all proper nouns		1st word, proper nouns, religious terms, words following adjective denoting royal or pontifical privilege	all words except conjunctions and prepositions		1st word and proper nouns only
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Other areas of the bibliographic record 245, 260, 300, 490, 5XX fields
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Nouns	No			capitalize nouns denoting nationality	Yes	do not capitalize nouns denoting nationality
Titles preceding a personal name	Yes
Titles of persons		No		N: titles designation rank or sainthood Y: titles of address or reference
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Proper name derivatives	Yes
Personal pronouns	No
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Names of regions, localities, geographic features	Yes
Names of countries, administrative divisions	Yes
Calendar divisions, time periods
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
days of the week months seasons centuries cultural periods	Yes Yes Yes ? Yes	No No ? ?	No No ? ?	No No ? ?		No No ? ?	No No ? Y	No No ? ?	No No ? ?	No No ? ?	No No ? ?
Other: hyphenated prefixes, single letters, abbreviations, etc.
	English	Czech	Dutch	French	German	Hungarian	Italian	Polish	Portuguese	Russian	Spanish
Hyphenated prefixes (e.g., pre-Classical)	No
Single letters used as words or parts of compounds (e.g., A major; A-Dur)	Yes				See Capitalization of key