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diacritic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Australia)
• [ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk] (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).

Meanings

1. Distinguishing.
2. (not-comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

Forms

Synonyms

diacritical

diacritic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /ˌdaɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪtɪk/ (Australia)
• [ˌdɑɪəˈkɹɪɾɪk] (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διακριτικός (diakritikós, “distinguishing, separative”), from διακρῑ́νω (diakrī́nō, “to distinguish, separate”), from δια- (dia-, “between”) + κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “I separate, distinguish”).

Meanings

1. A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.
2. (qualifier:more loosely) A letter added to another letter serving a similar indicative function.
   • A notable feature in N is the frequent oa spellings […] The a is here a diacritic which is meant to distinguish /ɔ̄/ from /ō/ on the model of the distinction ea /ǣ/—e /ē/ in the AB texts. 1965, Arne Zettersten, Studies in the dialect and vocabulary of the Ancrene Riwle (Lund Studies in English; 31), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerup, page 173:

Forms

Deriveds

diacriticked · diacritical · diacritically · diacriticless

Synonyms

diacritical mark · diacritical

Translations (1)

es diacrítico (diacritical mark)