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h-system

h-system noun: a convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ) are replaced by an h after the letter (ch, gh, hh, jh, sh) and the breve (ŭ) is left out entirely (u), for convenience of typing.

Noun

h-system (uncountable)

  1. A convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ) are replaced by an h after the letter (ch, gh, hh, jh, sh) and the breve (ŭ) is left out entirely (u), for convenience of typing.

Origin of h-system

Calque of Esperanto h-sistemo.

Questions about h-system

What does h-system mean?
H-system means a convention whereby Esperanto’s circumflex accents (ĉ, ĝ, ĥ, ĵ, ŝ) are replaced by an h after the letter (ch, gh, hh, jh, sh) and the breve (ŭ) is left out entirely (u), for convenience of typing.
What part of speech is h-system?
H-system is a noun.

Words near h-system in the dictionary

  1. H-shackle
  2. H-shackles
  3. H-shaped
  4. H-space
  5. H-spaces
  6. h-system
  7. H-Town
  8. h-word
  9. h-words
  10. H. Jolejole
  11. H. Jolejole District

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