kreska

See also: kreską

Novial

Verb

kreska (past kreskad, active participle kreskant, passive participle kreskat)

  1. to grow

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛ.ska/
  • (file)

Noun

kreska f

  1. a straight line (a continuous mark)
  2. (orthography): a diacritic closely resembling an acute accent.

Usage notes

The kreska is used in Polish writing to indicate consonants that have been “softened” (palatalized). It appears in consonants ć, ń, ś, ź. The vowel ó also features the kreska.

Declension

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