diacritic

Meaning

Adj

1. Distinguishing.
2. (not-comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

Noun

1. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
2. A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.

Synonyms

diacritical

diacritical mark

landmark

Translations

diacritique

diacrítico

diacrític

diacritico

belirten

diakritisch

unterscheidend

segno diacritico

diacrítico

signe diacritique

ayıran

diakritisch

διακριτικό σημείο

Diakritikum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρίνειν (diakrínein, “to distinguish, separate”), from διά (diá, “between”) + κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, distinguish”).