Hacek (Noun)
Meaning
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The hacek above the letter c in the wordALCHEMY indicates that the sound is more like ch in church rather than a soft c.
- In some languages like Czech and Slovakian the hacek is used above consonants like c s z to change their pronunciation.
- The hacek in the word č indicates a ch sound like in church so the word is pronounced CHapel not CAPel.
- The combination of the letter c and the hacek is often used in Czech and some English to indicate the pronunciation difference between the regular c and the ch sound.
- In words from various languages the hacek is an important indicator of how certain consonants are pronounced especially those that have an alternative version of sounds.