单词 | fada |
释义 | fadan. An Irish diacritic mark having the form of an acute accent, which is placed over a vowel to indicate that the letter should be pronounced with a long sound; = síneadh fada n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > written character not a letter > diacritic > types of prickOE tittlec1384 acute accent1555 windabout1589 cerilla1591 cedilla1599 acute1609 circumflex1609 grave1609 diaeresis1611 dialysis1665 dot1693 short accent, mark1704 long mark1729 síneadh fada1768 macron1851 macrotone1880 tilde1915 umlaut1938 fada1981 ogonek1981 1981 Irish Times 2 July (City ed.) 9/4 Since 1953, many stamps have borne the word ‘Eire’... The name of Ireland is Éire, and spelt without the fada, the word means a burden or an encumbrance. 1996 Australian (Nexis) 9 July (Local section) 3 The O'Briens..say they are facing a battle..after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade last week refused to recognise the fada on Ciarán's passport. 2012 Irish Times (Nexis) 18 May 11 A motion from the Newcastle West branch [of Sinn Féin] in Co Limerick regrets the absence of the fada in many official publications and urges Sinn Féin to set an example in its correct use. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1981 |
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