hacek

English - Turkish

Definition of hacek in English Turkish dictionary

vurgu imi

English - English

Definition of hacek in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of háček

{i} diacritical mark (inverted circumflex) placed over a letter in some languages indicating pronunciation (e.g.: if placed over the letter "c" it changes the sound to "ch")

a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation

Related Terms

háček

A diacritical mark 〈ˇ〉 used in some West Slavic, Baltic, and Finno-Lappic languages, and in some romanization methods, e.g. pinyin, to modify the sounds of letters

Hyphenation

ha·cek

Synonyms

caron, inverted circumflex, inverted hat, wedge

Etymology

() From Czech háček (“little hook”), from hák (“hook”) + diminutive suffix -ek, similar to English hatchet (Hatch + diminutive suffix -et).