Acute (Noun)
Meaning
A mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The é in café is an acute, signaling a shift in the pronunciation of the vowel sound.
- In many languages, an acute accent mark indicates a difference in vowel sound or stress patterns.
- The use of acutes in words like résu and résumé affect how native speakers pronounce them.
- É and ó are letters with an acute, altering the way they sound in words.
- Words with the acute accent, like próximamente, show how a specific diacritic mark can provide additional meaning.