acute accent en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin accentus (“accent”) acūtus (“sharp”), a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “accent”) ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”). Cognate to French accent aigu.
Meanings
- A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acute accents | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Relateds
circumflex · apex · kreska · čárka · grave accent
Translations (52)
pl akut (acute accent) · eo dekstra korno (acute accent) · ru окси́я (acute accent) · fr accent aigu (acute accent) · bg аку́т (acute accent) · sl ostrivec (acute accent) · ko 양음 부호 (acute accent) · srn letimarki (acute accent) · sk ostrý prízvuk (acute accent) · de Akut (acute accent) · ja アキュート・アクセント (acute accent) · tl pahilis (acute accent) · vi dấu sắc (acute accent) · ca accent agut (acute accent) · es tilde (acute accent) · nb akutt (acute accent) · ga agúid (acute accent) · nb accent aigu (acute accent) · tr tiz vurgu (acute accent) · et rõhumärk (acute accent) · pt acento agudo (acute accent) · xcl սուր (acute accent) · it accento acuto (acute accent) · nb akutt-tegn (acute accent) · gl acento agudo (acute accent) · hu éles ékezet (acute accent) · sv akut accent (acute accent) · nv zhítsʼóóz (acute accent) · cmn 尖音符 (acute accent) · et akuut (acute accent) · ar نَبْرَة حَادَّة (acute accent) · ru аку́т (acute accent) · el οξεία (acute accent) · nb akutt aksent (acute accent) · pl akcent ostry (acute accent) · is broddur yfir bókstöfum (acute accent) · sk dĺžeň (acute accent) · es acento agudo (acute accent) · ru о́строе ударе́ние (acute accent) · bg о́стро ударе́ние (acute accent) · grc ὀξεῖα (acute accent) · cy acen ddyrchafedig (acute accent) · fi akuuttiaksentti (acute accent) · ga síneadh fada (acute accent) · eo akuto (acute accent) · is broddur (acute accent) · bg окси́я (acute accent) · pl akcent akutowy (acute accent) · xcl շեշտ (acute accent) · cs čárka (acute accent) · uk аку́т (acute accent) · fi akuutti (acute accent)