EuroLex/F/Grave accent


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: accent grave - 1. a diacritic mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

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The word grave is derived from the Latin "gravis" (heavy), itself a translation of the Greek "barys" (βαρύς). In English the word is normally pronounced "grahv", IPA /ɡɹɑːv/, not like "grave" meaning serious or a tomb. In French it is pronounced similarly: accent grave /aksɑ̃ ɡʁav/.

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