ékezet

== Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1791. From ékez (“to mark with an accent”) +‎ -et (noun-forming suffix), from ék (“diacritical mark, accent”, archaic) +‎ -ez (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈeːkɛzɛt] Hyphenation: éke‧zet Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === ékezet (plural ékezetek) (orthography) accent (mark written above a vowel to indicate its nature or quality) (typography) any diacritical mark (symbol used with a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning) Synonyms: mellékjel, diakritikus jel ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === ékezet in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. ékezet in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).