circumflex
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), which is the past participle of circumflectere and a calque of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispómenos, “drawn around”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US) (file)
Noun
circumflex (plural circumflexes)
- (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
Adjective
circumflex
- having a circumflex mark
- ê is e circumflex.
- curving around
- The circumflex coronary artery
Translations
with circumflex accent
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curving around
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Verb
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- to mark or pronounce with a circumflex
- to circumflex a syllable
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Walker to this entry?)
Translations
to mark or pronounce with circumflex
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