palatal hook

Definitions

1. 1

   A small hook for attaching elastic bands on the internal side of braces fixed to the…

   A small hook for attaching elastic bands on the internal side of braces fixed to the upper teeth.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:palatal hook.
2. 2

   = háček (when it takes the form of a prime)

   • In the Zographensis one finds pьřěaxǫ (John 6:52). Here the liquid is marked with the palatal hook.
   • Kalnyn′ states […] that in the best manuscripts […] the instances of marking of palatal l and n in general exceeds those of failing to do so; moreover, the marking of non-palatal consonants with a palatal hook is rare.
   • In Czech, [the háček] is actually a variant of the palatal hook, which can take the form of caron or apostrophe.
3. 3

   A hamiform diacritic ⟨◌̡⟩ formerly used to mark consonantal palatalisation

   A hamiform diacritic ⟨◌̡⟩ formerly used to mark consonantal palatalisation; superseded by the superscript jay ⟨◌ʲ⟩.

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