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) |
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Represents: » ar (Irish) » quia, quam, quod, qu() (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol | ||||||||||||||||
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cath, kalendae (.k.) |
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Represents: » cath, kalendae (Irish) » Notational device: Baseline symbol | |||
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ceann faoi eite (also ceann fa eite or in an earlier form, cenn fo eitte) |
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Represents: » (marks continuation of text from the line below) (Irish) » Notational device: Punctuation | |||
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colon with upward curve (positura) |
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Represents: » (marks end of section) (Irish) » (marks end of section) (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation | |||
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con (reversed c) |
» U+2184
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Represents: » con (Irish) » con (Latin) | ||||||||||||||||
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cross stroke through stem |
» U+0334
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Represents: » ()□, □() | ||||||||||
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Allograph of the letter e |
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Represents: » e, e□ (Irish) » e, e□ (Latin) » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of: e (regular letter) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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eius (inverted e) |
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Represents: » eius (Latin) | |||
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enclosing punctus (abbreviating device) |
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Represents: » □() » Notational device: Baseline symbol | |||
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enim (Tironian note) |
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Represents: » enim (Latin) | |||
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est (symbol 1) |
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Represents: » est, aist (Irish) » est (Latin) | ||||||||
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eth (Tironian et with spiritus asper) |
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Represents: » eth, eadh » Notational device: Superscript symbol, Baseline symbol | ||||||
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Latin id est, Irish ed ón |
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Represents: » ed ón, eadh on (Irish) » id est (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol | |||
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Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note) |
» U+204A
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Represents: » ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish) » et (Latin) | ||||||||||||||||||
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per (p with cross stroke) |
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Represents: » per (Irish) » per, par, por (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol | ||||||
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punctus and stroke (positura) |
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Represents: » (marks end of section) (Irish) » (marks end of section) (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation | |||
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punctus with comma positura |
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Represents: » (marks end of section) (Irish) » (marks end of section) (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation | |||
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r (rotunda) |
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Represents: » r » Notational device: Allograph » Allograph of: r (regular) | ||||||||||||||
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us (symbol) |
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Represents: » us, as, os (Irish) » us, et, () (Latin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Latin vel, Irish nó, no (l with stroke) |
» U+026B
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Represents: » no, nó, ()l (Irish) » uel, vel (Latin) » Notational device: Baseline symbol | ||||||
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