háček
/ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk/
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Estuary English[ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk]
háček noun: a caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.
Noun
háček (plural háčeks or háčky)
- A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.
- The caret (ˇ), háček, is used over the following consonants: c, d, n, t, r, s, and z to indicate the soft sound.1948, Bohumil Emil Mikula, Progressive Czech (Bohemian), page 6
- Linguistic forms had to be set in ordinary roman type and the capital C of Cäxa had to be left without a háček.1951, Hans Jakob Polotsky, Notes on Gurage Grammar, page 5
- Synonyms:
- caret, caron, chevron, čiriklo, clicka, hat, hook, inverted caret, inverted circumflex, inverted hat
Proper noun capitalized: Háček
Háček
- A surname.
- Violas were school instruments and were got ready for each rehearsal like sardines in a row by the porter, Mr Háček, in his own lodge.1993, Jana Marhounová, Czech Music in the Web of Life (Empatie), page 125
háček meaning in Malayalam and Arabic
háček in Malayalam
- háček diacritic
- മീതൽ mītal
háček in Arabic
- háček diacritic
- كَارُون kārūn
Examples of háček in a sentence
- Good Teutonic Kitsch looks rather forlorn and out of place wearing a Bohemian háček over its shrunken hind quarters.1956, Morris Halle, editor, For Roman Jakobson, page 332:
- háček used to signify the third tone (wǔ — ‘five’)2002, Torbjörn Lundmark, Quirky QWERTY, page 34:
Synonyms of háček
- caron
- chevron
- čiriklo
- inverted caret
- inverted circumflex
- mäkčeň
- strešica
- wedge
- caret
- clicka
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Forms of háček
| plural | háčeks |
|---|---|
| plural | háčky |
| alternative form | haček |
| alternative form | hacek |
| alternative form | hachek |
| alternative form | haċek |
| alternative form | hatcheck |
| alternative form | hatschek |
| alternative form | hatchek |
| alternative form | hacheck |
| alternative form | hac̬ek |
| alternative form | haczek |
| alternative form | hácek |
| alternative form | haĉek |
| alternative form | haceck |
Origin of háček
First attested in 1951; from the Czech háček (“háček”, literally “little hook”), the diminutive of hák (“hook”) (from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook”)) + the diminutive suffix -ek. Cognate with and formed like English hooklet and German Häkchen. Also cognate with Old English haca (“hook, door-fastening”) and modern English hake (more information below).
Words formed from háček
- háček coefficient
- háček language
- háčekless
Questions about háček
- What does háček mean?
- Háček means a caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.
- What is háček in Malayalam?
- Háček in Malayalam is മീതൽ (mītal). See Háček meaning in Malayalam.
- How do you use háček in a sentence?
- Good Teutonic Kitsch looks rather forlorn and out of place wearing a Bohemian háček over its shrunken hind quarters.
- What part of speech is háček?
- Háček can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce háček?
- Háček is pronounced /ˈhɑːt͡ʃɛk/.
- What is the plural of háček?
- The plural of háček is háčeks.
Words near háček in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: háček (page history and authors); Háček (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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