cedilla in Dutch
cedilla in Dutch is cedille — cedilla means a mark placed beneath a letter, as in the c of French "garçon", to change how the letter is pronounced.
cedilla in Dutch
cedille
(orthography) In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.
What does "cedilla" mean?
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noun A mark placed beneath a letter, as in the c of French "garçon", to change how the letter is pronounced.
"French uses a cedilla under the c to show that it is pronounced like an s."
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cedilla in a sentence
- French uses a cedilla under the c to show that it is pronounced like an s.
- Without the cedilla, the Portuguese word would be read with a hard c.
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What is "cedilla" in Dutch?
"cedilla" in Dutch is cedille. cedilla means: A mark placed beneath a letter, as in the c of French "garçon", to change how the letter is pronounced.
How do you use "cedilla" in a sentence?
Example: "French uses a cedilla under the c to show that it is pronounced like an s." In Dutch, "cedilla" is cedille.
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