caron

See also: Caron, carón, and ĉaron

English

The letter "G" with a caron.

Etymology

Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹən/
Homophone: Karen

Noun

caron (plural carons)

háček

Usage notes

The term caron gained usage through the computer world, through usage at Adobe and later in Unicode. As such, it is the most common name in many computer environments, whereas some form of háček is more common in linguistic circles.

Translations

háček diacritic — see háček

Anagrams

Coran, acorn, acron, coran, narco, narco-, racon

Esperanto

Noun

caron

accusative singular of caro

French

caron

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɔ̃/

Noun

caron m (plural carons)

háček (the háček diacritic)

Anagrams

arçon, coran, Coran

Latin

Noun

caron

accusative singular of caros

Welsh

Alternative forms

carasom (literary, first-person plural)
carasant (literary, third-person plural)

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkarɔn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːrɔn/, /ˈkarɔn/

Verb

caron

(colloquial) first-person plural preterite of caru
(colloquial) third-person plural preterite of caru

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caron	garon	ngharon	charon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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