dieresi

See also: dièresi

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin diaeresis, from Ancient Greek δῐαίρεσῐς (diaíresis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈɛ.re.zi/, [d̪iˈɛːr̺ez̪i]
  • Stress: dièresi
  • Hyphenation: di‧e‧re‧si

Noun

dieresi f (plural dieresi)

  1. diaeresis, specifically:
    1. (linguistics, prosody) The separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.
    2. (typography) A diacritical mark (¨)
  2. hiatus

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