accentus circumflexus

Latin

Alternative forms

• circumflexus accentus

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /akˈken.tus kir.kumˈflek.sus/, [äkˈkɛn̪t̪ʊs̠ kɪrkũːˈfɫ̪ɛks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /atˈt͡ʃen.tus t͡ʃir.kumˈflek.sus/, [ätˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪us t͡ʃirkumˈflɛksus]

Noun

accentus circumflexus m (genitive accentūs circumflexī); fourth declension

1. (orthography and phonology) circumflex accent
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Declension

Fourth-declension noun with a second-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	accentus circumflexus	accentūs circumflexī
genitive	accentūs circumflexī	accentuum circumflexōrum
dative	accentuī circumflexō	accentibus circumflexīs
accusative	accentum circumflexum	accentūs circumflexōs
ablative	accentū circumflexō	accentibus circumflexīs
vocative	accentus circumflexe	accentūs circumflexī

Descendant terms

• → English: circumflex accent (calque)