Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hah-chek]
- /ˈhɑ tʃɛk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hah-chek]
- /ˈhɑ tʃɛk/
Definitions of hacek word
- noun hacek a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized. 1
- noun hacek Alternative spelling of háček. 1
- noun hacek a symbol to indicate pronunciation that looks like a circumflex that is upside down and that is placed above a letter in Slavonic and Baltic languages 0
- noun hacek a diacritic mark (ˇ) placed over certain letters in order to modify their sounds, esp used in Slavonic languages to indicate various forms of palatal articulation, as in the affricate č and the fricative trill ř used in Czech 0
- noun hacek a mark (ˇ) used over certain consonant letters in the orthography of some languages to indicate a specific sound, or used in certain systems of symbols for representing speech sounds 0
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Origin of hacek
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < Czech háček, diminutive of hák hook < German; see hook1
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Parts of speech for Hacek
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hacek popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.