punctus flexus
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin pūnctus flexus (literally “bent mark”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpʌŋktəs ˈflɛksəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpʌŋktəs ˈflɛksəs/
Noun
punctus flexus
- (palaeography) Synonym of punctus circumflexus
- 1993, Malcolm Beckwith Parkes, Pause and Effect, Plates and Commentaries, page 197:
- In the sacerdotal prayers in col. a the punctuation is by punctus flexus, punctus elevatus and punctus.
- 2007, Manuscripta: A Journal for Manuscript Research, volume 51, St. Louis University Library, page 230:
- Very few cases show the use of the punctus flexus for minor medium pauses.
- 2015, Benjamin Pohl, Dudo of Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum: Tradition, Innovation and Memory, York Medieval Press, →ISBN, Introduction, page 19:
- After all, it was the revision of the Cistercian liturgy that helped facilitate the widespread use of positurae, particularly the punctus flexus and punctus elevatus.
See also
- punctus
- punctus elevatus
- punctus interrogativus
- punctus versus