tečka

UK/ˈtɛt͡ʃkə/UK/ˈtɛt͡ʃka/

noun

A dot diacritic (used to mark consonantal palatalisation).

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Meanings

nountečka (plural tečky)

plural tečky

  1. rareA dot diacritic (used to mark consonantal palatalisation).

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

    1977, Folia Slavica, I-II, page 82

Origin

  1. Czechtečka“dot, point, spot; period, full stop; tittle; dot (diacritic), tečka”
  2. Englishtečka

From the Czech tečka (“dot, point, spot; period, full stop; tittle; dot (diacritic), tečka”).

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APA

tečka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/te%C4%8Dka

MLA

“tečka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/te%C4%8Dka. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tečka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/te%C4%8Dka.

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