circumflex

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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.

Adj

1. Having a circumflex mark.
2. Curving around.

Verb

1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
2. (obsolete) To arch.

Concepts

circonflexe

accent circonflexe

accent

Synonymes

arcuate

caret

hat

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Traductions

circunflejo

circunflexo

Zirkumflex

acento circunflexo

circumflex

circumflex

samentrekkingsteken

kapje

acentocircunflexo

circunflesso

circonflesso

accent circonflexe

acento circunflejo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).