- cedilla\ mark
- cê-cedilha (ç)
English-Brazilian Portuguese dictionary. Alexis B. Lemos. 2014.
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cedilla — ce*dil la (s[ e]*d[i^]l l[.a]), n. [Sp. cedilla, cf. F. c[ e]dille; dim. of zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z, because this letter was formerly written after the c, to give it the sound of s.] A mark placed under the letter c [thus, [,c]], to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cedilla — c.1600, from Sp. cedilla, zedilla, from a Latin like dim. of zeta the letter z . The mark (formerly also used in Spanish) was derived from that letter and indicates a soft sound in letters in positions that are normally hard. See ZED (Cf. zed) … Etymology dictionary
cedilla — [sə dil′ə] n. [Fr cédille < Sp cedilla, dim. of zeda (< Gr zēta, a zeta or z): so called because z was written after c to give the sound of the letter s] a hooklike mark put under c, as in some French words, to indicate that it is to be… … English World dictionary
cedilla — ► NOUN ▪ a mark (¸) written under the letter c, especially in French, to show that it is pronounced like an s (e.g. façade). ORIGIN Spanish zedilla little ‘z’ … English terms dictionary
cedilla — Mark [,] placed under a c to indicate that it is pronounced in French as an s, in Turkish as ch, and in Portuguese as sh … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Cedilla — Cedille redirects here. For the record label, see Cedille Records. Not to be confused with Sedilla. ̧ Cedilla Diacritics accent … Wikipedia
cedilla — UK [səˈdɪlə] / US noun [countable] Word forms cedilla : singular cedilla plural cedillas a mark under the letter c in some languages, such as French and Portuguese, that shows that c has the sound of the letter s , not k . It is written as ç … English dictionary
cedilla — /səˈdɪlə / (say suh diluh) noun a mark placed under c before a, o, or u, as in façade, to show that it has the sound of s. {Spanish cedilla, now zedilla, the mark (originally a z written after …
cedilla — n. 1 a mark written under the letter c, esp. in French, to show that it is sibilant (as in faccedilade). 2 a similar mark under s in Turkish and other oriental languages. Etymology: Sp. cedilla dimin. of zeda f. Gk zeta letter Z … Useful english dictionary
mark — Synonyms and related words: John Hancock, X, accent, accent mark, account, affection, aim, alphabet, alphabetize, amount, ampersand, analyze, anatomize, angle brackets, animadvert, apostrophe, appoint, appraise, appreciate, approve, argue, aroma … Moby Thesaurus
mark — n 1. trace, line, score, rule, underline, underscore, streak, stroke; cut, gash, scratch, slash, scar, cicatrix, pock; tick, notch, chip, nick, pit, hachure; dent, impression, bruise; stain, blemish, blot, pimple; spot, dot, speck, blotch,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
