breve – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
breve
n.
symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound
Breve
A
breve (, less often ; ; from the
Latin brevis “short, brief”) is the
diacritic mark
˘, shaped like the bottom half of a circle. As used in
Ancient Greek, it is also called
vrachy or
brachy. It resembles the
caron (the wedge or
háček in
Czech) but is rounded; the caron has a sharp tip.
breve
Noun
1. a diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
(hypernym) diacritical mark, diacritic
brève
nf.
breve, symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound
bref
adj.
brief, short, succinct
breve
adj.
short, brief, concise, little, curt
breve
nf.
breve, symbol over a vowel or syllable indicating a short sound; brief, papal letter
