Meaning of Diaeresis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
   countable, uncountable
2. Rare form of diaeresis.
   countable, form-of, nonstandard, rare, uncountable
3. The diacritical mark consisting of two dots (¨) placed over a letter (especially the second of two consecutive vowels) to indicate that it is sounded separately, usually as a distinct syllable.
   countable, uncountable
4. An occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant; a hiatus.
   countable, uncountable
5. A division, a separation.
   countable, figuratively, rare, uncountable
6. A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
   countable, uncountable
7. An act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Synaeresis, the opposite of Diaëresis, is the throwing of two syllables into one; as, Seest for seëst. Looked for look-ed.”

“Diæreſis is vvhen tvvo points ouer a vovvell diuide it from another vovvel, as bouë, queuë, read bou-e, queu-e, not bo-ue, que-ue.”

“The Diæresis is used to divide a diphthong into two syllables; as, Creätor.”

“An 85-year injustice has been rectified at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey with the corrected spelling of one of the greatest of all literary names. Reader, it is finally Brontë, not Bronte. An amended memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë was unveiled on Thursday with added diaereses (two dots) that ensure people pronounce it with two syllables. As if it rhymed with Monty, not font. The memorial was installed in 1939 and, for whatever reason, came without the diaereses that the Brontës used.”

“There are four^([sic]) manners of performing the Diæreſis: viz. by Cutting, Pricking, Tearing, Dravving, and Burning.”

“Diaëresis (¨) is used to divide a diphthong into two syllables; as, aërial.”

“Synaeresis, the opposite of Diaëresis, is the throwing of two syllables into one; as, Seest for seëst. Looked for look-ed.”

“The Diaëresis (¨) placed over the latter of two vowels denotes that the diphthong is to be sounded as two syllables; as Boötes.”

“As the sound of each character is produced by a single emission of the voice, their spoken language is monosyllabic. Where two syllables appear to be, from the sound, it will be found upon examination that they are two characters joined, and where the pronunciation is written with a diaëresis, both vowels are, or should be sounded together.”

“Diaëresis (¨) placed over a diphthong shows that it must be pronounced in two syllables: as, Aërometer.”

“The sibyl apologizingly answered: "There is ratably an allegeable difference between a conferable ellipsis and trisyllabic diaëresis."”

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