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inverted hats

inverted hats is the plural of inverted hat.

Meaning of inverted hat

Noun

inverted hat (plural inverted hats)

  1. (nonstandard) A háček.
    • In Russian the dentals t, d, s and the velars k, g, x become palatalized to č, ž, š […]. (The inverted hat (haček) represents palatalization.)1982, Paul Kiparsky, Explanation in Phonology, page 124
  2. (nonstandard) = breve
    • evangeʹlical (-nj-) […] The…‘a’ has an inverted hat again; the ‘e’ and ‘i’ in ‘geli’ have inverted hats, making them short.1997 October 1st, Ian James Abbott, uk.media.animation.anime, “EVA”, message 26

Questions about inverted hats

What is inverted hats the plural of?
Inverted hats is the plural of inverted hat.

Words near inverted hats in the dictionary

  1. inverted exclamation mark
  2. inverted exclamation marks
  3. inverted exclamation point
  4. inverted exclamation points
  5. inverted hat
  6. inverted hats
  7. inverted index
  8. inverted indexes
  9. inverted interrobang
  10. inverted interrobangs
  11. inverted Jennies

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