English Explanatory Dictionary

háček

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk/ häʹchĕk [ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhɑt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhɑət͡ʃɛk] [ˈhaːt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhaːt͡ʃek] [ˈhɐːt͡ʃek] [ˈɦɑːt͡ʃɛk] /ˈhæt͡ʃɛk/ hăʹchĕk [ˈhæt͡ʃɛk] [ˈhat͡ʃɛk] LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-háček.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-háček.wav En-NYC_háček.ogg

Word forms

háček háčeks háčky haček hacek hachek haċek hatcheck hatschek hatchek hacheck haczek hácek haĉek haceck

Etymology

First attested in 1951; from the Czech háček (“háček”, literally “little hook”), the diminutive of hák (“hook”) (from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook”)) + 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).

Synonyms

caret caron chevron čiriklo clicka hat hook inverted caret inverted circumflex inverted hat mäkčeň palatal hook strešica wedge wing

Related words

Ǎǎ Čč Ďď Ěě Ǧǧ Ȟȟ Ǐǐ J̌ǰ Ǩǩ Ľľ Ňň Ǒǒ Řř Šš Ťť Ǔǔ Ǚǚ Žž Ǯǯ DŽDždž DŽDždž

Derived words

háček coefficient háček language háčekless
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