Dictionary

diaeresis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /daɪˈɛɹɪsɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /daɪˈɛɹəsɪs/ (General-American)
• /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹi.sɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /daɪˈɪəɹɪsɪs/ (General-American)
• /daɪˈɪəɹɪsɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

PIE word *dwís Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin diaeresis (“distribution; division of a diphthong into two syllables”), from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς (dĭaíresĭs, “distribution, division; division of a poetic line when the end of a word and a metrical foot coincide; division of a diphthong into two syllables”), from δῐαιρέω (dĭairéō, “to divide; to distinguish; to resolve a diphthong or contracted form”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, suffix forming abstract nouns or nouns of action, process, or result). Δῐαιρέω (Dĭairéō) is derived from δῐᾰ- (dĭă-, prefix meaning ‘across; through; in different directions’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“doubly, twice; in two”)) + αἱρέω (hairéō, “to grasp, seize, take”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to grasp, seize, take”)).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
2. (countable, uncountable) An occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant; a hiatus.
3. (countable, uncountable) The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
   • The Diæresis is used to divide a diphthong into two syllables; as, Creätor. 1841, William Corry, “Grammatical Terms, with Their Respective Marks and Explanations”, in An English Spelling Book, with Reading Lessons; for the Use of the Parish and Other Schools of New Brunswick, St. John, N.B.: […] Henry Chubb, […], →OCLC, page 8:
   • Diæreſis is vvhen tvvo points ouer a vovvell diuide it from another vovvel, as bouë, queuë, read bou-e, queu-e, not bo-ue, que-ue. 1611, Randle Cotgrave, compiler, “Briefe Directions for Such as Desire to Learne the French Tongue. And First, of the Vowels, and Diphthongs.”, in A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, signature Nnnn, recto, column 2:
   • An 85-year injustice has been rectified at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey with the corrected spelling of one of the greatest of all literary names. Reader, it is finally Brontë, not Bronte. An amended memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë was unveiled on Thursday with added diaereses (two dots) that ensure people pronounce it with two syllables. As if it rhymed with Monty, not font. The memorial was installed in 1939 and, for whatever reason, came without the diaereses that the Brontës used. 2024 September 26, Mark Brown, “Brontë sisters finally get their dots as names corrected at Westminster Abbey”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024:
4. (countable, figuratively, rare, rhetoric, uncountable) A division, a separation.
5. (countable, uncountable) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) An act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.
   • There are four^([sic]) manners of performing the Diæreſis: viz. by Cutting, Pricking, Tearing, Dravving, and Burning. 1728, E[phraim] Chambers, “Diæresis”, in Cyclopædia: Or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […] In Two Volumes, volumes I (A–H), London: […] James and John Knapton [et al.], →OCLC, page 211, column 1:

Forms

Antonyms

synaeresis

Coordinates

umlaut

Relateds

syneresis · exaeresis · prosthaphæresis · synaeresis · synæresis · prosthaphaeresis

Synonyms

umlaut · trema · trema

Translations (125)

ga idirphonc (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · la diaeresis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · srn diaraesis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · la diaeresis (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · fi diereesi (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · eo dierezo (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cy didolnod (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ko 분음 기호 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fi yläpuolinen pistepari (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · es trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cs rozlučník (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · hu tréma (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · bg диареза (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · uk дієрезис (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fi tavunraja (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · tg диерезис (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ro diereză (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · sv dieres (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · pt diérese (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · nl diërese (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · scn dièresi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · gl diérese (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · fr diérèse (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · af deelteken (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · nl trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · an dieresi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ja 分音記号 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · uk трема́ (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ru умля́ут (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · el μερισμός (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · an dieresi (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · fi erottaminen (act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together) · ru умла́ут (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ast diéresis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cs dvě tečky (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · el διαλυτικά (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · it dieresi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · de Diäresis (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · ky диэреза (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · ga ionnlach (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · pl umlaut (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cmn 分音符 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · grc διαίρεσις (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · eo dierezo (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · it iato (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · sv dieresis (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · fa دونقطه (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · gd dà-lid (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fi hiatus (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · cs trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · sk dieréza (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · la diaeresis (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · fy dielteken (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ro tremă (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ga déiréis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · pl dwie kropki (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · oc punt de dierèsi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · de Diärese (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · sk dieréza (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cmn 分音符號 /分音符号 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · pt diérese (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · br diairezenn (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · de Diäresis (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · it dieresi (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · nl diëresis (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · eo dierezo (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · de Umlaut (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · eu dieresi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ro diereză (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · ar فاكة (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · nl diëresis (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · sk rozluka (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · pt diérese (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · kk шығарып тастау (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · br daouboent (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fy trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · de Trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · af diërese (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · ru диере́за (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · bg трема (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · sv trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · sk tréma (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · grc μερῐσμός (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · mg tendro kambana (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · eo tremao (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · kk диереза (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · sv dieresis (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · hu dierézis (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · bg диареза (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fr diérèse (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ca dièresi (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · es crema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · nl diërese (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · gl diérese (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ja ダイエリシス (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · cs diereze (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ja トレマ (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · io tremao (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · hu umlaut (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · hu dierézis (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · sv dieres (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · fi diereesi (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · fr tréma (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · uk дієре́за (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · pt trema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ru диере́зис (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · oc trèma (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · id diaresis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · es dialefa (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · ja 分音符号 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · grc τρη̂μα (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · is tvídepill (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ca dièresi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ko 트레마 (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · he אומלאוט (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · vi dấu tách đôi (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ru две то́чки (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fi treema (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · be дыярэ́за (natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse) · sk dve bodky (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · pl diereza (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · ru трема́ (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately) · fr diérèse (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · de Diärese (separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong) into two distinct syllables) · es diéresis (diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter to indicate that it is sounded separately)

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