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circumflex

/ˈsɜː.kəm.fleks/

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noun

/ˈsɜː.kəm.fleks/C2formal
  • ruДиакритический знак в форме перевёрнутой буквы V (^), помещаемый над гласной в некоторых языках для обозначения определённого фонетического качества, такого как долгота, тон или стяжение.

A diacritical mark shaped like an inverted V (^) placed above a vowel in certain languages to indicate a specific phonetic quality, such as length, tone, or contraction.

  1. C1formal

    A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality, such as length, contraction, or a specific tone.

    ruЦиркумфлекс

    • In French, the circumflex often indicates a historical loss of a letter, like in 'forêt' (forest).
    • The Portuguese word 'você' uses a circumflex to mark a stressed closed vowel.
    • Linguists study the circumflex to understand historical sound changes in Romance languages.

    Synonymscarethat

Forms
  • circumflexes plural form
  • circumflexes' possessive plural form
  • circumflex's possessive singular form