Standard Lemma guide

diacritical

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of diacritical mark (adnoun equivalent).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diacritical mark

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of distinguishing- S.F.Nadel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • students having superior diacritic powers
  • the diacritic elements in culture

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diacritic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *krinyétider. Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós) Ancient Greek δῐᾰκρῐτῐκός (dĭăkrĭtĭkós)lbor. English diacritic English -al English diacritical From diacritic + -al.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: diacrític — capable of distinguishing
  • Finnish: erottava — capable of distinguishing
  • Galician: diacrítico — capable of distinguishing
  • Italian: diacritico — capable of distinguishing
  • Catalan: diacrític — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Czech: diakritický — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Dutch: diakritisch — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Esperanto: diakrita — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Finnish: diakriittinen — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Italian: diacritico — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic
  • Spanish: diacrítico — of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic