◌̔


◌̔ U+0314, ̔
COMBINING REVERSED COMMA ABOVE
◌̓
[U+0313]
Combining Diacritical Marks ◌̕
[U+0315]
See also: ʽ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a small version of the letter heta (Ͱ (H)) written over the letter as a diacritical mark.

Diacritical mark

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  1. A diacritical mark of the Greek script, called δασεῖα (daseîa, rough) in Ancient Greek, and found on (ha), (he), (), (hi), (ho), (rh), (hu) and (). It is also known by its Latin name spīritus asper or the English name rough breathing. It was originally used to indicate the presence of the sound /h/ before a vowel or /r/ but continued to be used even after /h/ had disappeared from the language.

See also