double acute accent
- noun
- Specialized
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doble acento agudo
- In Hungarian, the double acute accent indicates a long rounded vowel.
Examples
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The letters ő and ű in Hungarian are written with a double acute accent.
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Some fonts do not support the double acute accent, making it difficult to write Hungarian accurately.
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He learned how to type the double acute accent on his keyboard for his Hungarian language studies.
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Can you explain what a double acute accent is?
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In Hungarian, the letters ő and ű are marked with a double acute accent to indicate their pronunciation.
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To correctly type Hungarian words, you need to use the double acute accent for certain vowels.
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Knowing how to use a double acute accent is essential for writing Hungarian correctly.
Synonyms
5
4.8
A mark above a vowel showing how to pronounce it
A pair of small marks above certain vowels in Hungarian that show they are long like 'ő' and 'ű'
A mark placed above or below a letter to show which syllable is strong and how to say it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'double' (twofold) + 'acute' (acute accent) + 'accent' (diacritic) directly yield an accent made of two acute marks. This is a literal technical description (used in languages like Hungarian), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Double acute accent: The name double acute accent comes from a simple writing trick: two acute marks placed side by side above a vowel to show it is longer and has a different sound in Hungarian. You see it on letters like 'ő' and 'ű', so the mark tells the reader to make a 'long rounded vowel'.