accentus circumflexus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

a translation of the Greek περισπωμένη (perispōménē, “twisted around”)

Pronunciation

Noun

accentus circumflexus m (genitive accentūs circumflexī); fourth declension

  1. (orthography and phonology) circumflex accent, perispomene
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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

Descendants

  • → English: circumflex accent (calque)
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