Dictionary

circumflex en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

Meanings

1. Having a circumflex mark.
   • ê is e circumflex.
2. Curving around.
   • The circumflex coronary artery

Translations (18)

es circunflejo (with circumflex accent) · tr şapkalı (with circumflex accent) · fr circonflexe (with circumflex accent) · ca circumflex (with circumflex accent) · bg обиколен (curving around) · it arcuato (curving around) · fi sirkumfleksi- (with circumflex accent) · vo sirkumflegik (with circumflex accent) · vi mũ (with circumflex accent) · pt circunflexo (with circumflex accent) · pt circunflexo (curving around) · it circonflesso (curving around) · fi kiertävä (curving around) · es circunflejo (curving around) · it circonflesso (with circumflex accent) · io circuflexio (with circumflex accent) · lij circonflèsso (with circumflex accent) · it incurvato (curving around)

circumflex en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

Meanings

1. A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.

Forms

Deriveds

inverted circumflex

Synonyms

circumflex accent

Translations (70)

he גַּג (circumflex accent) · af sirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · fy breedteken (circumflex accent) · vi dấu mũ (circumflex accent) · de Dacherl (circumflex accent) · ca circumflex (circumflex accent) · fr accent circonflexe (circumflex accent) · gl circunflexo (circumflex accent) · nl circumflex (circumflex accent) · pt acento circunflexo (circumflex accent) · sv cirkumflex (circumflex accent) · hu circumflex (circumflex accent) · sk cirkumflex (circumflex accent) · is hattur (circumflex accent) · id sirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · bg циркумфле́кс (circumflex accent) · de Dach (circumflex accent) · cy to bach (circumflex accent) · hu csúcsos ékezet (circumflex accent) · nn sirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · nn cirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · cmn 抑揚符 /抑扬符 (circumflex accent) · cy hirnod (circumflex accent) · sk vokáň (circumflex accent) · cs stříška (circumflex accent) · tr sirkonfleks (circumflex accent) · cmn 抑揚音符 /抑扬音符 (circumflex accent) · nb sirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · tr düzeltme işareti (circumflex accent) · hu hajtott ékezet (circumflex accent) · eo ĉapelo (circumflex accent) · af kappie (circumflex accent) · de Dachakzent (circumflex accent) · nl accent circonflexe (circumflex accent) · ja サーカムフレックス (circumflex accent) · de Accent circonflexe (circumflex accent) · ms sirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · grc ὀξύβαρις (circumflex accent) · de Zirkumflex (circumflex accent) · nb accent circonflexe (circumflex accent) · tr şapka işareti (circumflex accent) · ru циркумфле́кс (circumflex accent) · es circunflejo (circumflex accent) · srn topimarki (circumflex accent) · hu háztető (circumflex accent) · it circonflesso (circumflex accent) · fi sirkumfleksi (circumflex accent) · pt circunflexo (circumflex accent) · ga cuairín (circumflex accent) · tl pakupya (circumflex accent) · cs vokáň (circumflex accent) · nl dakje (circumflex accent) · ko 서컴플렠스 (circumflex accent) · cy acen grom (circumflex accent) · hu kúpos ékezet (circumflex accent) · eo cirkumflekso (circumflex accent) · da cirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · ko 곡절 부호 (circumflex accent) · it accento circonflesso (circumflex accent) · grc περισπωμένη (circumflex accent) · vo sirkumfleg (circumflex accent) · pl daszek (circumflex accent) · fr circonflexe (circumflex accent) · lv cirkumflekss (circumflex accent) · de Dächelchen (circumflex accent) · nl circonflexe (circumflex accent) · nb cirkumfleks (circumflex accent) · ro accent circumflex (circumflex accent) · nn accent circonflexe (circumflex accent) · tr şapka (circumflex accent)

wikidata: Q11175

circumflex en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

Meanings

1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
   • those words […]circumflexed on the last syllabe 1791, John Walker, Critical Pronouncing Dictionary:
   • to circumflex a syllable
2. (obsolete) To arch.
   • A venerable old man sitting in a chaire, with a severe aspect, wrinkled forehead, circumflex't eie-browes, great white curled beard. 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 105:

Forms

Translations (2)

fi merkitä sirkumfleksilla (to mark or pronounce with circumflex) · it circonflettere (to mark or pronounce with circumflex)