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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiéresis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈdje.ɾe.sis/
"La diéresis en 'pingüino' indica que la u debe pronunciarse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A diacritical mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced in a separate syllable rather than as part of a diphthong.
"The word 'coöperate' traditionally uses a diaeresis to show that the second 'o' is pronounced separately." - 2
In metrics, the division of a foot between two words, or a pause occurring at the end of a word within a metrical foot.
"Classical hexameter poetry often features a distinct diaeresis after the fourth foot."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word 'diaíresis', meaning 'a division' or 'distinction', from 'diaireîn' (to divide). It entered Late Latin and subsequently English in the 16th century, originally maintaining its classical meaning in rhetoric before being specialized in grammar and typography to denote the separation of two adjacent vowels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diaeresis" is said worldwide
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tréma
Transliteration: /tʁe.ma/
"Le mot 'maïs' comporte un tréma pour séparer les deux voyelles."
Trema
Transliteration: /ˈtʁeːma/
"Das Trema kennzeichnet die getrennte Aussprache von Vokalen."
dieresi
Transliteration: /ˈdjɛ.re.zi/
Script: dieresi
"La dieresi indica che la vocale deve essere pronunciata separatamente."
diéresis
Transliteration: /ˈdje.ɾe.sis/
"La diéresis en 'pingüino' indica que la u debe pronunciarse."
trema
Transliteration: /ˈtɾe.mɐ/
"O trema foi abolido em muitas palavras da ortografia portuguesa."
डाइएरेसिस
Transliteration: daiaeresis
"डाइएरेसिस एक उच्चारण चिह्न है।"
分音符号
Transliteration: fēn yīn fú hào
"分音符号用来表示两个元音应分开读出。"
분음부호
Transliteration: bun-eum-bu-ho
"분음부호는 두 모음이 별도로 발음됨을 나타냅니다."
分音記号
Transliteration: bun-on kigou
"分音記号は母音を別々に発音することを示します。"
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