English

Noun

čárka ‎(plural čárky)

1. (rare, only in reference to the diacritic’s use in Czech) An acute accent (used to lengthen a vowel).
   • 1993, Olga Parolková and Jaroslava Nováková, Czech for Foreigners, page 153

     A long vowel is denoted by a “čárka” and is twice as long as the short one.

   • 2000, Jarda Cervenka, Revenge of Underwater Man and other stories, page 28

     “It should be Čermák, with a háček above the C and a čárka above the a, long a.”

   • 2009, Autumn Pierce, Angličtina, page 28

     There are no separate keys for háčky and čárky.

   • 2011, Charles Ota Heller, Prague, “A note about Czech words”, page vii

     “Čárky” (pronounced “tchah-rky”) are used to lengthen the sounds of vowels.

Coordinate terms

• (Czech diacritics): čárka (´), háček (ˇ), kroužek (˚), tečka (˙)

Translations

Czech

Etymology

čára +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• (Czech) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːrka/
• Rhymes: -aːrka

Noun

čárka f

1. diminutive of čára
2. comma
3. acute accent, čárka

Declension

See also

• interpunkce
• diakritika

Descendants

• English: čárka