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Meaning of hungarumlaut | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The double acute accent (˝), a rare diacritical mark made up of two acute accents, chiefly used in the Hungarian language.

rare

Examples

“The "regular umlaut" with the dieresis dots originated from a form with two vertical or slanted strokes (not unlike the "hungarumlaut" speaking in typographical terms).”
“For example, the small o with tilde, õ, has been displayed instead of o with the double acute accent (also known as the Hungarumlaut), ő, which is a different character.”
“Many accents are specific to certain languages; the double acute, for instance, is used solely in Hungarian and is sometimes referred to as the Hungarumlaut.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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