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Answer found in Wikipedia. A cedilla (pronounced /sɪˈdɪlə/) is a hook (¸) added under certain consonant letters as a diacritical mark to modify their pronunciation. The tail originated as the bottom half of a miniature cursive "z". The word "cedilla" is the diminutive of the old Spanish name for this letter, ceda, where it was first used. Modern Spanish, however, no longer uses this diacritic. An obsolete spelling of cedillais cerilla.[1]
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What is the sword-looking thing on some letters?
It is called a "cedilla" and it changes the pronunciation of that letter. Here's the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedilla
What means 'cedilla' in french?
The c cidilla in french is the important world infect like francais c in french is the cedilla
What is ldailce unscrambled?
The letters 'idailce' unscrambled spell the word cedilla.
What is the name of the French c?
If you're talking about this: çThen it's called a c with cedilla, or even just "cedilla".If you're wondering how to pronounce the letter 'c' in French, see the link below.
What is the name of the mark used to soften the pronunciation of the letter c so it sounds like an s?
A 'cedilla' is a mark used in French to indicate that the letter 'c' should have a 'soft' sound, i.e., that it should be pronounced like the letter 's.' The cedilla resembles a comma and is placed under the 'c.'
How do you spell acai berry?
= Açaí = The "ç" is a "c-cedilla", it has a little tail below it called a "cedilla" and it is pronounced as an "s". The accent on the "i" probably means that the pronounciation is tonically emphasized on the last sound of the word, the "i"... leading to a global pronounciation of something like "aassaaee" (or in International Phonetic Alphabet : /asaˈi/)
What is an cedilla?
It is a mark written under the letter 'c' especially in French to show that it is pronounced like an 's'. It is known as a diacritical mark
What is the name of the squiggly line under the n in francais?
The squiggly line is actually under the c, and it is an accent called a cedilla. It indicates that the c has a soft sound rather than a hard sound (like an s instead of a k)
Prononuce Acade'mie Francaise?
Académie Française ( notice the cedilla under the c ) is pronounced ( roughly) ah-cah-day-MEE fron-SEZ
What are the two dots above a letter a called?
An umlaut. An umlaut is just one example of a diacritical. Other diacriticals whose names are useful to learn are the tilde, circumflex, and cedilla.
What words have d as third letter and a as last?
addenda auditoria bodega cadenza cedilla coda fedora hydra hydrangea hydrophobia media medulla podia soda undersea vodka
What is poço?
Poço (with the diacritical cedilla present), is a Portuguese word that means a receptacle for holding water such as an Artesian well. In some instances, in slang, (perhaps Brazilian dialect), it may refer to an oil well. A simple phrase which may be used in a simple Brazilian Portuguese dialect would be: Nós cavou um poço. (We dug a well.) Without the cedilla: In Italian and Spanish, the word 'poco' means 'little.'
