English Explanatory Dictionary

caron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. háček

Pronunciation

/ˈkæɹən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caron.wav

Word forms

caron carons

Etymology

Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.

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