circumflexes
Accent marks above
Circumflexes is the plural of circumflex, the diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over vowels in various languages to indicate pronunciation changes, typically a rising-falling tone or vowel length.
French uses it frequently: *hôtel*, *forêt*.
In English, circumflex appears mainly in borrowed words and is often dropped in casual writing.
The term also has an anatomical sense, describing curved or arched structures like the circumflex artery.
Intensely severe or perceptive
- graveSerious and worrying
- tildeWavy diacritical mark
- umlautDouble-dot diacritical mark
- breveShort vowel indicator
cedilla · diaeresis · diacritical marks · accent marks · carets · hats · superscript
Of or from Paris's nation
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- RomanianPerson from Bucharest's country
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- EsperantoInvented auxiliary tongue
Vietnamese · Turkish · Slovak · Afrikaans · Romanization · Latin script · loanwords · borrowed words
Correct letter sequence
- written languageCommunication through inscribed symbols
- typographyArranging letters for display
- glyphVisual form of character
- scriptWritten words for performance
notation · transcription · grapheme · character · symbol · ligature
Sound routed through nostrils
- long vowelsVowels pronounced as names
- pronunciation guideChart showing speech sounds
acute
Intensely severe or perceptive
breve · cedilla · diaeresis · diacritical marks · accent marks · carets · hats · superscript
French
Of or from Paris's nation
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- RomanianPerson from Bucharest's country
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
Esperanto · Vietnamese · Turkish · Slovak · Afrikaans · Romanization · Latin script · loanwords · borrowed words · missing letters
spelling
Correct letter sequence
- written languageCommunication through inscribed symbols
- typographyArranging letters for display
- glyphVisual form of character
script · notation · transcription · grapheme · character · symbol · ligature
nasalization
Sound routed through nostrils
- long vowelsVowels pronounced as names
- pronunciation guideChart showing speech sounds