Meanings
noununderdot (plural underdots)
plural underdots
- A dot placed below a letter, as a diacritical mark.
a with underdot = ạ
verbunderdot (third-person singular simple present underdots, present participle underdotting, simple past and past participle underdotted)
present singular third person underdots · participle present underdotting · participle past underdotted · past underdotted
- transitiveTo place a dot below (a letter), as a diacritical mark.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
French point souscrit
- point souscritdiacritical mark
Hungarian alsó pont
- alsó pontdiacritical mark
Punjabi ਨੁਕਤਾ
- ਨੁਕਤਾ (nuktā)diacritical mark
Vietnamese dấu nặng
- dấu nặngdiacritical mark
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
underdot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdot
MLA
“underdot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdot. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdot.
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