different between circumflex vs polytonic

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin circumflexus (“bent about”), calqued from Ancient Greek ???????????? (perisp?menos, “drawn around”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??.k?m?fl?ks/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?.k?m?fl?ks/

Noun

circumflex (plural circumflexes)

1. A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.

   Synonym: circumflex accent

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Adjective

circumflex

1. Having a circumflex mark.

   ê is e circumflex.

2. Curving around.

   The circumflex coronary artery

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Verb

circumflex (third-person singular simple present circumflexes, present participle circumflexing, simple past and past participle circumflexed)

1. To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.

Translations

Further reading

• circumflex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From poly- +? tonic.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?li?t?n?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?li?t?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

polytonic

1. having several tones
   1. of or using the Greek system of diacritics which employs the rough and smooth breathings and the grave, acute, and circumflex accents. Replaced by the monotonic system in 1982.

Antonyms

• monotonic

Translations

Further reading

• Greek diacritics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia