caron
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Latin_letter_G_with_caron.svg/220px-Latin_letter_G_with_caron.svg.png)
Etymology
Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.
Pronunciation
Noun
caron (plural carons)
Usage notes
The term caron gained usage through the computer world, through usage at Adobe and later in Unicode. As such, it is the most common name in many computer environments, whereas some form of háček is more common in linguistic circles.
Translations
háček diacritic — see háček
Anagrams
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
caron
- accusative singular of caro
French
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/UPA_a-caron_below.png)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
caron m (plural carons)
- háček (the háček diacritic)
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
(deprecated template usage) caron
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-N" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkarɔn/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "cy-S" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkaːrɔn/, /ˈkarɔn/
Verb
caron
- (colloquial) first-person plural preterite of caru
- (colloquial) third-person plural preterite of caru
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