haček

or há·ček

[ hah-chek ]

noun

, Phonetics, Orthography.

1. a diacritic (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.

háček

/ ˈhɑːtʃɛk /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of haček¹

1950–55; < Czech háček, diminutive of hák hook < German; hook ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of haček¹

from Czech

Example Sentences

A fuzzy haček below the nose is impossible to counterfeit, and its presence on some of my classmates intimated a whole world of adult responsibility.

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