English Explanatory Dictionary

circumflex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
adj
  1. Having a circumflex mark.
  2. Curving around.
verb
  1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
  2. To arch.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ en-us-circumflex.ogg

Word forms

circumflex circumflexes circumflexing circumflexed

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

Synonyms

circumflex accent

Derived words

inverted circumflex

Translations

Catalan: circumflex Finnish: sirkumfleksi- French: circonflexe Ido: circuflexio Italian: circonflesso Ligurian: circonflèsso Portuguese: circunflexo Spanish: circunflejo Vietnamese: mũ Volapük: sirkumflegik
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