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Diaeresis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Diaeresis : (noun)
1: a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German
to indicate a change in sound [syn: umlaut, dieresis]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Diaeresis : \Di*[ae]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;
pl. Di[ae]reses or Diereses. [L. diaeresis, Gr. ?, fr. ?
to divide; dia` through, asunder _ ? to take. See Heresy.]
1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into
two; -- the opposite of syn[ae]resis.
2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the
second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to
be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co["o]perate,
a["e]rial.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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