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Webster 1913 Edition
Tilde
‖
Til′de
,Noun.
The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ñ, l̃], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.
Definition 2024
Tilde
tilde
tilde
English
Noun
tilde (plural tildes)
- The grapheme of character ~.
- A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words.
- A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number).
- May be used to represent approximation (mathematics).
- A key found on some types of keyboards.
- (logic) The character used to represent negation, usually ~ or ¬.
Usage notes
Commonly used for these letters: ã, õ, and ñ; Vietnamese, Guaraní etc. use it for several other letters.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
diacritical mark
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key
character
See also
- ASCII
- hyphen
- swung dash Specific type of tilde, positioned in middle height of line.
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtilde/
- Hyphenation: til‧de
Noun
tilde
Declension
Inflection of tilde (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tilde | tildet | |
genitive | tilden | tildejen | |
partitive | tildeä | tildejä | |
illative | tildeen | tildeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tilde | tildet | |
accusative | nom. | tilde | tildet |
gen. | tilden | ||
genitive | tilden | tildejen tildeinrare |
|
partitive | tildeä | tildejä | |
inessive | tildessä | tildeissä | |
elative | tildestä | tildeistä | |
illative | tildeen | tildeihin | |
adessive | tildellä | tildeillä | |
ablative | tildeltä | tildeiltä | |
allative | tildelle | tildeille | |
essive | tildenä | tildeinä | |
translative | tildeksi | tildeiksi | |
instructive | — | tildein | |
abessive | tildettä | tildeittä | |
comitative | — | tildeineen |
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From tildar or from Latin titulus, possibly through an Old Catalan or Old Provençal intermediate (accounting for the final -e instead of -o)[1].
Noun
tilde m, f (plural tildes) (usually feminine)
Usage notes
- In Spanish, the “tilde” refers to a diacritic in general, including the acute accent, as in á, but especially the diacritic ñ.
Synonyms
- acento ortográfico
- virgulilla
Related terms
- acento diacrítico, when used to distinguish “el” from “él”, for instance
Verb
tilde
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tildar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tildar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tildar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of tildar.
References
- ↑ https://www.scribd.com/document/158436196/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-RJ-X-Corominas-Joan-pdf