accent aigu

Meaning

acute accent

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ak.sɑ̃(.t‿)ɛ.ɡy/

Etymology

Calqued or borrowed from Latin accentus acūtus (“sharp accent”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία ὀξύς (prosōidía oxús, “sharp accent”).

Sentences

Elle n’est pas à confondre avec le Ú̱, U accent aigu macron souscrit .

It is not to be confused with the Ú і, U macron undersigned acute accent.