Macron (Noun)
Meaning
A diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The name of the former French president is Édouard Balladur, with an acute accent and an é with a macron.
- In Māori, the macron is often used to indicate the length of vowels.
- In Romanized Japanese, the macron is used to indicate a long vowel.
- A vowel with a macron above it in Hawaiian indicates it's pronounced for a longer duration.
- In the Hawaiian language, the macron is called kahakō.