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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesponto diacrítico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpõ.tu di.aˈkɾi.ti.ku
"O ponto diacrítico altera o som da letra."
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A small circular mark used as a diacritic placed above or below a base letter to alter its phonetic value or distinguish it from another character.
"The dot above the lowercase letter 'i' is technically known as a tittle, but serves as a diacritical dot in various orthographies." - 2
A punctuation or modifier mark in writing systems used for vocalic or consonantal modulation.
"Several Semitic and Indic scripts employ a diacritical dot to modify consonant sounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'diakritikos' meaning 'distinguishing', combined with the Middle English 'dot' denoting a small round mark. The term emerged in modern typography and linguistics to describe modifying marks placed above or below letters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diacritical dot" is said worldwide
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point diacritique
Transliteration: pwɛ̃ di.a.kʁi.tik
"Le point diacritique modifie la prononciation de la lettre."
diakritischer Punkt
Transliteration: diakʁiˈtiːʃɐ pʊŋkt
"Ein diakritischer Punkt wird oft über Konsonanten gesetzt."
punto diacritico
Transliteration: ˈpun.to di.aˈkri.ti.ko
"Il punto diacritico cambia il valore fonetico del carattere."
punto diacrítico
Transliteration: ˈpun.to di.aˈkɾi.ti.ko
"El punto diacrítico es esencial en algunos sistemas de escritura."
ponto diacrítico
Transliteration: ˈpõ.tu di.aˈkɾi.ti.ku
"O ponto diacrítico altera o som da letra."
दीपाक्रिटिकल बिंदु
Transliteration: diakritikal bindu
"इस लिपि में वर्ण को बदलने के लिए दीपाक्रिटिकल बिंदु का उपयोग होता है।"
附加符号点
Transliteration: fùjiā fúhào diǎn
"这个字母上方有一个附加符号点。"
구분점
Transliteration: gubunjeom
"일부 문자 체계에서는 구분점을 사용하여 발음을 구별합니다."
区切り点
Transliteration: daiakritikaru dotto
Script: ダイアクリティカルドット
"ダイアクリティカルドットは文字の発音を修飾するために使用されます。"
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