diacritical
Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinctionCapable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
» Many languages use letters with diacritical signs.
Meaning
2 sensesCapable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.
capable of distinguishing
Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.
Examples
3 sentencesMany languages use letters with diacritical signs.
In Portuguese, every word stressed on the antepenultimate syllable has a diacritical mark.
The Vietnamese alphabet uses diacritical marks to produce an accurate transcription for tones despite the limitations of the Latin alphabet.
deDas vietnamesische Alphabet verwendet diakritische Zeichen, um trotz der eingeschränkten Möglichkeiten des lateinischen Alphabets eine genaue Transkription der Töne zu ermöglichen. — mhr
Translations
2 languagesForms
more diacritical, most diacritical| Comparative | more diacritical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most diacritical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- capable of distinguishing:diacritic
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form