accentus circumflexus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === circumflexus accentus === Etymology === a translation of the Greek περισπωμένη (perispōménē, “twisted around”) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [akˈkɛn.tʊs kɪr.kũːˈfɫɛk.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [atˈt͡ʃɛn.tus t͡ʃir.kumˈflɛk.sus] === Noun === accentus circumflexus m (genitive accentūs circumflexī); fourth declension (orthography and phonology) circumflex accent, perispomene For quotations using this term, see Citations:accentus circumflexus. ==== Declension ==== Fourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: circumflex accent (calque)