háček
Háčeks adorning, from left to right:
c, e, l, ü (used in pinyin) and σ (as in Cypriot Greek)
Meaning
Noun
- A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling a prime (′) instead.
Related
Similar words
- caret , caron, chevron , čiriklo , clicka , hat , hook , inverted caret , inverted circumflex , inverted hat , mäkčeň , palatal hook , strešica , wedge , wing
Origin
- First attested in 1951; from the Czech háček ("háček"), the diminutive of hák (from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko ("hook"), from Proto-Germanic *hakô ("hook"), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng-) + the diminutive suffix -ek. Cognate with and formed like English hooklet and German Häkchen. Also cognate with Old English haca ("hook, door-fastening") and modern English hake (more information below).
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