Tionscadal na Nod
Baseline symbols
This page assembles a variety of written symbols (mostly non-alphabetic) that occur at the baseline, such as Tironian notes, select allograph forms of alphabetic symbols, and punctuation marks.
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ar (q with stroke through descender)
Represents: ar (Irish)quia, quam, quod, qu() (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol
cath, kalendae (.k.)
Represents: cath, kalendae (Irish)
Notational device: Baseline symbol
ceann faoi eite (also ceann fa eite or in an earlier form, cenn fo eitte)
Represents: (marks continuation of text from the line below) (Irish)
Notational device: Punctuation
colon with upward curve (positura)
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation
con (reversed c)
Represents: con (Irish)con (Latin)
Examples in context:
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Allograph of the letter e
Represents: e, e□ (Irish)e, e□ (Latin)
Notational device: Allograph Allograph of: e (regular letter)
eius (inverted e)
Represents: eius (Latin)
enim (Tironian note)
Represents: enim (Latin)
est (symbol 1)
Represents: est, aist (Irish)est (Latin)
eth (Tironian et with spiritus asper)
Represents:
eth, eadh
Notational device: Superscript symbol, Baseline symbolExamples in context:
Latin id est, Irish ed ón
Represents: ed ón, eadh on (Irish)id est (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol
Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)
Represents: ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish)et (Latin)
Examples in context:
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per (p with cross stroke)
Represents: per (Irish)per, par, por (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbolExamples in context:
punctus and stroke (positura)
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation
punctus with comma positura
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation
us (symbol)
Represents: us, as, os (Irish)us, et, () (Latin)
Examples in context:
Latin vel, Irish nó, no (l with stroke)
Represents: no, nó, ()l (Irish)uel, vel (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbolExamples in context: