diaeresis
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.di·aer·e·sis
noun \dī-ˈer-ə-səs, British also -ˈir-\ plural di·aer·e·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of DIAERESIS
1
: a mark ¨ placed over a vowel to indicate that the vowel is pronounced in a separate syllable (as in naïve or Brontë) — compare umlaut
2
: the break in a verse caused by the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word
— di·ae·ret·ic \ˌdī-ə-ˈre-tik\ adjective
See Variants of DIAERESIS
di·aer·e·sis or di·er·e·sis \dī-ˈer-ə-səs, British also -ˈir-\
Origin of DIAERESIS
Late Latin diaeresis, from Greek diairesis, literally, division, from diairein to divide, from dia- + hairein to take
First Known Use: circa 1611
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