See also: kreską

PolishEdit

 
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kreska (1.2)
 
długa kreska (1.3)

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛs.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛska
  • Syllabification: kres‧ka
  • Homophone: krezka

NounEdit

kreska f (diminutive kreseczka, augmentative krecha)

  1. a straight line (a continuous mark)
  2. (orthography) a diacritic closely resembling an acute accent
  3. (makeup) wing

Usage notesEdit

The kreska is used in Polish writing to indicate consonants that have been “softened” (palatalized). It appears in consonants ć, ń, ś, ź. The vowel ó also features the kreska.

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