circumflex

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝːkəmˌflɛks/

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Etymology

From Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), which is the past participle of circumflectere and a calque of Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispómenos, “drawn around”).

Noun

circumflex (plural circumflexes)

1. (orthography) A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in certain languages to change its pronunciation; also used in combination with certain consonants in Esperanto to create additional letters.

Translations

circumflex accent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 抑揚音符, 抑扬音符 (yìyáng yīnfú)

• Czech: stříška f, vokáň
• Esperanto: circumflekso
• French: circonflexe (fr) m, f
• German: Zirkumflex (de) m
• Italian: circunflesso m
• Japanese: サーカムフレックス (sākamufurekkusu)

• Norwegian: cirkumfleks (no) m, sirkumfleks (no) m
• Portuguese: circunflexo (pt) m, acento circunflexo
• Russian: циркумфлекс (ru) m (cirkumfléks)
• Slovak: vokáň, cirkumflex m
• Spanish: circunflejo (es) m
• Swedish: cirkumflex (sv) c
• Volapük: sirkumfleg
• West Frisian: breedteken n

Adjective

circumflex

1. Having this mark.

   ê is e circumflex.

2. Curving around

   The circumflex coronary artery

Translations

with circumflex accent

• French: circonflexe (fr)
• Ido: circuflexio
• Italian: circunflesso

• Portuguese: circunflexo (pt)
• Spanish: circunflejo (es)
• Volapük: sirkumflegik

curving around

• Portuguese: circunflexo (pt)

Verb

circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed)

1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.

   to circumflex a syllable

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