Feminine

dieresi

Meaning

  1. (feminine) diaeresis, specifically
  2. (feminine) the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables
  3. (feminine) the separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables
  4. (feminine) hiatus

Synonyms

Hyphenated as
di‧è‧re‧si, diè‧re‧si
Pronounced as (IPA)
/diˈɛ.re.zi/
Etymology

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

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