dieresis
pronunciation
How to pronounce dieresis in British English:
UK [daɪ'ɪərɪsɪs]
How to pronounce dieresis in American English:
US [daɪ'erəsɪs]
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- Noun:
- a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
Word Origin
- dieresis (n.)
- also diaeresis, 1610s, "sign marking the division of a diphthong into two simple sounds," from Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis "division," noun of action from diairein "to divide, separate," from dia- "apart" (see dia-) + hairein "to take" (see heresy). In classical prosody, "the slight break in the forward motion of a line that is felt when the end of a foot coincides with the end of a word" [Miller Williams, "Patterns of Poetry"].
Example
- 1. They forcedly increase dieresis , fastening dehydration , which is also naturally determined by the training ( especially by aerobic training ) .