hácek

A form of háček — A caron; a diacritical mark (ˇ) usually resembling an inverted circumflex, but in the cases of ď, Ľ, ľ, and ť resembling an apostrophe (’) instead.

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Meanings

nounhácek sg
  1. raresingularRare spelling of háček.

    Lugazi (the “z” is with caron/hácek), or Lugazhi in transliterated Cyrillic.

    2003 February 7th, Emil Jelstrup, misc.transport.rail.europe, “Re: Train Riga or Vilnius to Tallinn?”, (see the original message)
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    There are the German system (Jelzin, Tschaikowsky), the Serbocroat(?) system (Jelcin, C<hácek>ernomirdin), and there used to be […] a common Scandinavian system that wasn’t always followed.

    1997 June 17th, Marius Svenkerud, sci.lang, “Re: Russian transliteration (was: Peking versus Beijing (was: Re: Chinese/Japanese ‘l’/‘r’))”, (see the original message)

    There’s no “hácek” (inversed ^) either, which is a problem when writing about eastern European wines.

    2006 October 25th, Michael Pronay, alt.food.wine, “Re: Just back from Piedmont”, (see the original message)
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APA

hácek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/h%C3%A1cek

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“hácek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/h%C3%A1cek. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hácek,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/h%C3%A1cek.

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