Meaning & use
carons
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“carons” is a form of “caron”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nouncountabletechnical
Small v-shaped marks written above letters, as in the Czech letters č, š and ž.
Grammar: Plural of caron: the word has two carons.
Patterns
- carons above letters
- add carons to something
Czech spelling uses carons to show how letters are pronounced.
The keyboard layout makes it easy to type carons.
Some fonts draw the carons too small to see.
Word forms
| singular | caron |
|---|
Common combinations
- letters with carons
- Letters with carons appear in Czech names.
- type carons
- You can type carons with a special keyboard.
- add carons
- Add carons to the name for correct spelling.
- carons above letters
- The carons above the letters change the sound.
Synonyms and how they differ
- haceks
- Haceks is the Czech name for the same mark, used mostly in linguistics.
- diacritics
- Diacritics is the wider group of marks added to letters, and carons are one kind.
- accents
- Accents is an everyday word for any mark above letters, and is less precise than carons.
Word family
Commonly confused: carons or carrots?
carons vs carrots
Carrots are orange vegetables; carons are written marks above letters.
Practice
The Czech letter š has a small v-shaped mark above it. That mark is called a ___.
Choose one answer.
A caron is the v-shaped mark above letters like š. A comma, hyphen and apostrophe are different punctuation marks.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “carons”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.