Circumflex (Noun)
Meaning
A diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The letter ê in French has a circumflex that changes the pronunciation of the word.
- In the Polish language, the circumflex mark above the letter e is known as "kreska ukośna".
- The use of the circumflex in some Greek letters has been adopted in Latin and Cyrillic scripts as well.
- A circumflex accent mark can alter the vowel's pitch, stress, or quality of pronunciation.
- In certain dictionaries, a circumflex symbol above a vowel may be represented as a combination of characters, rather than a single character.