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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

trema en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹiː.mə/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɛm.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

Meanings

  1. A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.

Forms

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tremata Number=Plur lexicographic
tréma alternative lexicographic
tremas Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

-treme · tryma · helicotrema · trematode

Synonyms

diaeresis