diaeresis

di·aer·e·sis  (d-r-ss)

n.

Variant of dieresis.

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diaeresis, dieresis [daɪˈɛrɪsɪs]

n pl -ses [-ˌsiːz]

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the mark ¨, in writing placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate that it is to be pronounced separately rather than forming a diphthong with the first, as in some spellings of coöperate, naïve, etc.

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) this mark used for any other purpose, such as to indicate that a special pronunciation is appropriate to a particular vowel Compare umlaut

3. (Literature / Poetry) a pause in a line of verse occurring when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word

[from Latin diarēsis, from Greek diairesis a division, from diairein, from dia- + hairein to take; compare heresy]

diaeretic , dieretic [ˌdaɪəˈrɛtɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

diaeresis - a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound dieresis, umlaut diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

Translations

diaeresis dieresis (US) [daɪˈerɪsɪs] N (diaereses (pl)) [daɪˈerɪsiːz] → diéresis f inv

diaeresis [daɪˈɛrɪsɪs] n → tréma m

diaeresis, (US) dieresis

n → Diärese f; (= sign) → Trema nt

diaeresis dieresis [daɪˈɛrɪsɪs] n (diaereses, diereses (pl)) [daɪˈɛrɪsiːz] → dieresi f inv