acute accent
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acute accent
Where it comes from
From Latin accentus (“accent”) acūtus (“sharp”), a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “accent”) ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).
Cognate to French accent aigu.
noun acute accents
- A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.
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noun acute accent
| Español | tilde, acento agudo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양음 부호 yang'eum buho |
| 日本語 | アキュート・アクセント akyūto-akusento |
| 中文 | 尖音符 jiānyīnfú |
| Português | acento agudo |
| Français | accent aigu |
| Deutsch | Akut |
| Italiano | accento acuto |
| Ελληνικά | οξεία oxeía |
| Русский | аку́т akút, окси́я oksíja, о́строе ударе́ние óstroje udarénije |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu sắc |
| العربية | نَبْرَة حَادَّة nabra ḥādda |
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title = {acute accent},
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