grave accent

• Диакритический знак (`), помещаемый над гласной в некоторых языках для обозначения произношения, ударения или тона, например, во французском (è) или итальянском (è).

A diacritical mark (`) placed over a vowel in certain languages to indicate pronunciation, stress, or tone, such as in French (è) or Italian (è).

1. C1formal

   A diacritical mark (`) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate a specific pronunciation, such as a low or falling tone, or to distinguish homographs.

   Гравис

   • In French, the grave accent is used on the letter 'è' to indicate an open 'e' sound.
   • The word 'père' in French uses a grave accent over the 'e'.
   • Italian uses the grave accent on the final vowel of many words, like 'città'.