noun, masculine/ak.sɑ̃ ɛ.ɡy/plural: accents aigus
acute accent
Antonyms: accent grave
Calqued or borrowed from Latin accentus acūtus (“sharp accent”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία ὀξύς (prosōidía oxús, “sharp accent”).
/ak.sɑ̃ ɛ.ɡy/
acute accent
Antonyms: accent grave
Calqued or borrowed from Latin accentus acūtus (“sharp accent”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek προσῳδία ὀξύς (prosōidía oxús, “sharp accent”).