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Letter attachment?
Answer for the clue "Letter attachment? ", 7 letters:
cedilla
Alternative clues for the word cedilla
- Mark in the intersection of 58-Across and 43-Down
- François's diacritic
- Pronunciation aid
- Every garГ§on has one
- Mark at bottom of letter: "Edward has to wear black"
- A diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
- Mark suggesting a 'c' should be pronounced an 's'
Word definitions for cedilla in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Spanish cedilla , zedilla , literally "little z," from a Latin-like diminutive of Greek zeta "the letter 'z'." The mark (formerly also used in Spanish) was derived from that letter and indicates a "soft" sound in letters in positions where ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A cedilla ( ; from Spanish ), also known as cedilha (from Portuguese) or cédille (from French), is a hook or tail ( ¸ ) added under certain letters as a diacritical mark to modify their pronunciation. In Catalan , French , and Portuguese , it is used only ...
Usage examples of cedilla.
Italics and diacritical marks such as accents and cedillas are omitted and unmarked.