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On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Cedilla. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as diacritic and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Cedilla meaning

In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.

Synonyms of Cedilla

diacritical mark diacritic

Related words

Other words often associated with Cedilla or its synonyms:

mark diacritical discriminating

Using Cedilla

  • The main meaning on this page is: In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.
  • Useful related words include: diacritical mark, diacritic.
  • In the example corpus, cedilla often appears in combinations such as: the cedilla, cedilla and, cedilla in.

Context around Cedilla

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

older 1×

Often after:

though 1× key 1× version 1×

Sentence patterns with Cedilla

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the cedilla are both 1× cedilla and comma 1× like a cedilla in french 1× of the cedilla in portuguese 1× similar to cedilla though just 1× the c cedilla key ç 1× the older cedilla version layout 1× to the cedilla and comma 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cedilla and comma 1× essentially the brazilian 1× if two of 1× in general a 1× in the vatican 1× spanish keyboards are 1×

Common sentence endings:

and comma diacritics 1× applied to consonants 1× below the letter 1× its four judges 1× its own key 1× of the character 1×

Words around Cedilla

Just before it in the word index:

cedi 44 cedes 9 cederroos 3 cederlind 2 cedergren 5 cederberg 2

Just after it in the word index:

cedillo 12 ceding 74 cedis 44 cedo 2 cedr 2 cedric 195

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Cedilla

  • In this selection, "cedilla" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, older, though, key and version stand out and add context to how "cedilla" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the cedilla are both and cedilla and comma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cedilla" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cedilla

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The older cedilla-version layout is still included albeit as the 'Legacy' layout. (13 words)

Cedilla and comma The ogonek is functionally equivalent to the cedilla and comma diacritics. (14 words)

The comma and the cedilla are both derivative of a small cursive z (ʒ) placed below the letter. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Spanish keyboards are usually labelled in Spanish instead of English, its abbreviations being: The c-cedilla key (Ç), instead of on the right of the acute accent key (´), is located alternatively on some keyboards one or two lines above. (39 words)

If two of these three are used within the same orthography their respective use is restricted to certain classes of letters, i.e. usually the ogonek is used with vowels whereas the cedilla is applied to consonants. (37 words)

In general, a diacritic is a glyph, even if (like a cedilla in French, the ogonek in several languages or the stroke on a Polish " Ł ") it is contiguous with the rest of the character. (35 words)

Example sentences (8)

Cedilla and comma The ogonek is functionally equivalent to the cedilla and comma diacritics.

Essentially, the Brazilian keyboard contains dead keys for five variants of diacritics in use in the language; the letter Ç, the only application of the cedilla in Portuguese, has its own key.

If two of these three are used within the same orthography their respective use is restricted to certain classes of letters, i.e. usually the ogonek is used with vowels whereas the cedilla is applied to consonants.

In general, a diacritic is a glyph, even if (like a cedilla in French, the ogonek in several languages or the stroke on a Polish " Ł ") it is contiguous with the rest of the character.

In the Vatican copy the e of Dagome might have an s adscriptum (similar to cedilla ), though just the Vatican copyist read iudex literally, relating it to Sardinia and its four "judges".

Spanish keyboards are usually labelled in Spanish instead of English, its abbreviations being: The c-cedilla key (Ç), instead of on the right of the acute accent key (´), is located alternatively on some keyboards one or two lines above.

The comma and the cedilla are both derivative of a small cursive z (ʒ) placed below the letter.

The older cedilla-version layout is still included albeit as the 'Legacy' layout.

Common combinations with cedilla

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cedilla" in a sentence?
An example: "Cedilla and comma The ogonek is functionally equivalent to the cedilla and comma diacritics." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "cedilla" from authentic English texts.
What does "cedilla" mean?
Cedilla means: In the spelling of Catalan, French, Portuguese and some other languages, a mark ⟨¸⟩ sometimes placed under the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced /s/ rather than /k/, as in Catalan força, French menaçant, and Portuguese almoço, and also used in various other languages to change the sounds of other letters.
What are synonyms of "cedilla"?
Common synonyms of "cedilla" include: diacritical mark, diacritic.
How many example sentences with "cedilla" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "cedilla", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.