◌̂
See also: ^ [U+005E CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], ˆ [U+02C6 MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], and Appendix:Variations of "^"
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TranslingualEdit
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◌̂
- (IPA) Falling tone.
- (linear algebra) Used to indicate a unit vector.
- Coordinate term: ◌⃗
- (statistics) Used to denote an estimator or an estimated value.
- (geometry) Used for an angle.
- (Lithuanian dialectology) Marks a stressed syllable with "broken tone".
Further readingEdit
- circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
EnglishEdit
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◌̂
- Retained in foreign loan words (mostly French): château, crème brûlée, crêpe, maître d', mêlée, papier-mâché, rôle, tête-à-tête.
EsperantoEdit
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◌̂
FrenchEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called accent circonflexe (“circumflex accent”) in French, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê, Î/î, Ô/ô and Û/û.
JapaneseEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called サーカムフレックス (“circumflex”) in Japanese, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê, Î/î, Ô/ô and Û/û.
Usage notesEdit
In a number of romanization systems of Japanese, particularly Kunrei-shiki, the circumflex indicates that a vowel is a long vowel.
Other romanization systems, particularly Hepburn, use the macron (an uppermost horizontal line: ¯) for that purpose.
LigurianEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acénto circonflèsso (“circumflex accent”) in Ligurian, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê, Î/î, Ô/ô and Û/û.
- Used to denote a stressed or unstressed /aː/, /eː/, /iː/, /uː/, /yː/
See alsoEdit
Min NanEdit
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◌̂
- Represents the fifth tone of Taiwanese Hokkien in Pe̍h-ōe-jī.
PortugueseEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called acento circunflexo (“circumflex accent”) in Portuguese, and found on Â/â, Ê/ê and Ô/ô.
Usage notesEdit
RomanianEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called accent circumflex (“circumflex accent”) in Romanian, and found on Â/â and Î/î.
VietnameseEdit
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◌̂
- A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called dấu mũ (“hat mark”) in Vietnamese, and found on Â/â, Ầ/ầ, Ẩ/ẩ, Ẫ/ẫ, Ấ/ấ, Ậ/ậ, Ê/ê, Ề/ề, Ể/ể, Ễ/ễ, Ế/ế, Ệ/ệ, Ô/ô, Ồ/ồ, Ổ/ổ, Ỗ/ỗ, Ố/ố and Ộ/ộ.
Usage notesEdit
In Vietnamese handwriting and signmaking, this diacritical mark often appears curved, similar to an inverted breve.
WelshEdit
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◌̂
YorubaEdit
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◌̂
- (obsolete) A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called àmì ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́rodò (“falling-tone mark”). Formerly used to indicate falling-tone, now written as ◌́ followed by ◌̀
See alsoEdit
- ìró ohùn ẹlẹ́yọ̀ọ́rodò (“falling tone”)
tone marks