diacritical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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 English -al English diacritical From diacritic + -al.
Meanings
- Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
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Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.
California, like several other states, prohibits the use of diacritical marks or accents on official documents. That means no tilde (~), no accent grave (`), no umlaut (¨) and certainly no cedilla (¸).
2015 April 11, Tovin Lapan, “California birth certificates and accents: O’Connor alright, Ramón and José is not”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:The reduplicated forms and the fineness of the diacritical strokes, render his book troublesome to the reader
1869, Alexander John Ellis, On Early English Pronunciation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most diacritical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more diacritical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diacritically · diacritical mark · diacritical hook
Translations (11)
it diacritico (capable of distinguishing) · ca diacrític (capable of distinguishing) · fi diakriittinen (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · es diacrítico (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · gl diacrítico (capable of distinguishing) · ca diacrític (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · fi erottava (capable of distinguishing) · cs diakritický (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · it diacritico (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · nl diakritisch (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic) · eo diakrita (of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic)