circumflex

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/ === Noun === circumflex (plural circumflexes) 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. Synonym: circumflex accent ==== Derived terms ==== inverted circumflex ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === circumflex Having a circumflex mark. ê is e circumflex. Curving around. The circumflex coronary artery ==== Translations ==== === Verb === circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed) To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. (obsolete) To arch. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [sir.kumˈfle̞ks] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [sir.kumˈflɛks] IPA(key): (Valencia) [siɾ.kumˈflɛks] === Noun === circumflex m (plural circumflexos) circumflex ==== Derived terms ==== anticircumflex === Further reading === “circumflex”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === circumflex m or n (plural circumflexen, no diminutive) circumflex === Further reading === “circumflex” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin circumflexus or French circonflexe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈfleks/ === Adjective === circumflex m or n (feminine singular circumflexă, masculine plural circumflecși, feminine/neuter plural circumflexe) circumflex ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “circumflex”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026