h-system

English

Etymology

Calque of Esperanto h-sistemo.

Noun

h-system (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) A convention whereby Esperanto's circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ) are replaced by an h after the letter (ch, gh, hh, jh, sh) and the breve (ŭ) is left out entirely (u), for convenience of typing.

Translations

convention where diacritics are replaced by an h after the letter

• Esperanto: h-sistemo
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See also

• x-system

Anagrams

• Smythes