circumflex
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circumflex
- /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ UK
- /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).
noun circumflexes
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A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
Similar: circumflex accent
adjective
- Having a circumflex mark. ê is e circumflex.
- Curving around. The circumflex coronary artery
verb circumflexes · circumflexing · circumflexed
- To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. to circumflex a syllable
- To arch. A venerable old man sitting in a chaire, with a severe aspect, wrinkled forehead, circumflex't eie-browes, great white curled beard.
Translations
Every language
noun circumflex accent
| Español | circunflejo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곡절 부호 gokjeol buho, 서컴플렠스 seokeompeullekseu |
| 日本語 | サーカムフレックス sākamufurekkusu |
| 中文 | 抑揚音符 /抑扬音符 yìyáng yīnfú, 抑揚符 /抑扬符 yìyángfú |
| Português | circunflexo, acento circunflexo |
| Français | circonflexe, accent circonflexe |
| Deutsch | Zirkumflex, Accent circonflexe, Dachakzent, Dach, Dächelchen, Dacherl |
| Italiano | accento circonflesso, circonflesso |
| Română | accent circumflex |
| Русский | циркумфле́кс cirkumfléks |
| Tiếng Việt | dấu mũ |
| עברית | גַּג gag |
adj with circumflex accent
| Español | circunflejo |
|---|---|
| Português | circunflexo |
| Français | circonflexe |
| Italiano | circonflesso |
| Tiếng Việt | mũ |
adj curving around
| Español | circunflejo |
|---|---|
| Português | circunflexo |
| Italiano | circonflesso, arcuato, incurvato |
verb to mark or pronounce with circumflex
| Italiano | circonflettere |
|---|
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