circumflex

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Adjective

• Having a circumflex mark.
• Curving around.

Verb

• To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.

Origin

• , calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος.