háček

Meaning

A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.

Synonyms

caron

Translations

Hatschek

caron

Baltikum

Ostsee

Baltisches Meer

accent hirondelle

Βαλτική Θάλασσα

Caron

chevron

mer Baltique

Häkchen

háček

كَارُون

hatchek

بحر البلطيق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk/

Etymology

Cognate with English: hooklet

Cognate with German: Häkchen

Cognate with Old English: haca

Cognate with English: hake

In summary

First attested in 1951; from the Czech háček (“háček”, literally “little hook”), the diminutive of hák (“hook”) (from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook”)) + the diminutive suffix -ek. Cognate with and formed like English hooklet and German Häkchen. Also cognate with Old English haca (“hook, door-fastening”) and modern English hake (more information below).