kreska

See also: kreską

Polish

kreska (1.2)
długa kreska (1.3)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛs.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛska
  • Syllabification: kres‧ka
  • Homophone: krezka

Noun

kreska f (diminutive kreseczka, augmentative krecha)

  1. a straight line (a continuous mark)
  2. (orthography) a diacritic closely resembling an acute accent
  3. (makeup) wing

Usage notes

The kreska is used in Polish writing to indicate consonants that have been “softened” (palatalized). It appears in consonants ć, ń, ś, ź. The vowel ó also features the kreska.

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