dieresis

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A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls’ given name of Zoë). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: haïr, Dutch: ruïne)
The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; the opposite of synæresis
A mark consisting of two dots [¨aut;], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, coöperate, aërial
A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls' given name of Zoë). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: , Dutch: )
{i} two dots above the second of two consecutive vowels (indicates separate pronunciation of each vowel)
Same as Diæresis
diaeresis
The separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables
diaeresis
A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot, in a line of verse
diaeresis
A diacritic placed over a vowel letter indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in naïve, Noël, Brontë
diaereses
plural of diaeresis
diaeresis
A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to indicate that the second vowel is to be pronounced separately from the preceding vowel (as in the girls' given name of Zoë). It does not indicate a diphthong, but rather that each vowel has its full quality, within the sound-context. Now an uncommon practice in English, but still used in some other languages (e.g. French: , Dutch: )
diaeresis
{i} two dots above the second of two consecutive vowels (indicates separate pronunciation of each vowel)
diereses
plural of dieresis
dieresis

    Silbentrennung

    di·er·e·sis

    Synonyme

    umlaut, trema

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek διαίρεσις (“division, split”), from διά (dia, “apart”) + αἱρέω (aireō, “I take”).
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