accentus circumflexus

Latin

Alternative forms

• circumflexus accentus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [akˈkɛn.tʊs kɪr.kũːˈfɫɛk.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [atˈt͡ʃɛn.tus t͡ʃir.kumˈflɛk.sus]

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)