circumflex

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek περισπώμενος (perispṓmenos, “drawn around”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː.kəmˌflɛks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɝ.kəmˌflɛks/

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circumflex (plural circumflexes)

1. 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

• inverted circumflex

circumflex

1. Having a circumflex mark.

   ê is e circumflex.

2. Curving around.

   The circumflex coronary artery

circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed)

1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.

   to circumflex a syllable

   • 1791, John Walker, Critical Pronouncing Dictionary:

     those words […] circumflexed on the last syllabe

2. (obsolete) To arch.
   • 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 105:

     A venerable old man sitting in a chaire, with a severe aspect, wrinkled forehead, circumflex't eie-browes, great white curled beard.

• circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [sir.kumˈflɛks]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [siɾ.kumˈflɛks]

circumflex m (plural circumflexos)

1. circumflex

• anticircumflex

• “circumflex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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circumflex m or n (plural circumflexen)

1. circumflex

• “circumflex” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Borrowed from Latin circumflexus or French circonflexe.

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃir.kumˈfleks/

circumflex m or n (feminine singular circumflexă, masculine plural circumflecși, feminine and neuter plural circumflexe)

1. circumflex

• circumflex in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)