English

Noun

tečka ‎(plural tečky)

1. (rare, only in reference to the diacritic’s historical use in Czech, superseded by the háček) A dot diacritic (used to mark consonantal palatalisation).
   • 1977, Folia Slavica I–II, page 82:

     Unsystematic use of diacritics (the háček (ˇ), čárka (´), tečka (˙)) marks the Strahov copy…as no earlier than mid-15th century.

Coordinate terms

• (Czech diacritics): čárka (´), háček (ˇ), kroužek (˚), tečka (˙)

Translations

Czech

Etymology

Coined during Czech National Revival, based on Russian то́чка ‎(tóčka), sharing origin with tknout, týkat.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛt͡ʃka/

Noun

tečka f

1. dot, point, spot
2. period, full stop (at the end of a sentence)
3. tittle (such as over i and j)
4. dot (diacritic), tečka

Declension

Derived terms

• dvojtečka

See also

• bod
• interpunkce
• puntík

Descendants

• English: tečka

References

1. ↑ tečka in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007