◌̄̆

Latin

Diacritical mark

◌̄̆

  1. A diacritical mark of the Latin script, used in grammars and dictionaries to denote any of the following:
    1. uncertain vowel length
    2. variable vowel length
      • 1879, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary‎[1] (overall work in English), Oxford: Clarendon Press, ille:
        gen. illī̆us (usu. illĭus in epic and lyric poets; Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 183; illīus in the time of Quint
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    3. variable syllable weight (due to alternative syllabification of consonant clusters)
      • 1879, Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary‎[2] (overall work in English), Oxford: Clarendon Press, celeber:
        cĕlĕber, ē̆bris, ē̆bre, adj.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

  • ◌̆ (signum correptionis)
  • ◌̄ (signum productionis)
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