macron — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (◌̄) placed over a letter, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long.

   Antonyme

   brevemicron

   Verwandte Wörter

   macro-

   Oberbegriffe

   bar

   Beispiele

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   We say such words belong to a Long family, because of the long macron hat the vowels wear. Like the other twin o's, one hat is enough for both, for these twins are always found together.

   A macron is a mark placed above a long vowel to mark its quantity.

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   All vowels are pronounced short unless marked with a ¯ (macron) over them. So observe different vowel length of ‘i ’ in, e.g., fīlia, etc. It may be helpful, but is not essential, to mark macra in your exercises.

Substantiv

1. a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound

   Oberbegriffe

   diacritical markdiacritic