diérese

See also: diérèse

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διαίρεσις (diaíresis, “division, split”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.ɾe.zi/ [d͡ʒɪˈɛ.ɾe.zi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.ɾe.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.ɾe.zi/ [d͡ʒɪˈɛ.ɾe.zi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.ɾe.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈɛ.ɾe.ze/ [d͡ʒɪˈɛ.ɾe.ze], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒjɛ.ɾe.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdjɛ.ɾɨ.zɨ/

Noun

diérese f (plural diéreses)

1. (linguistics, prosody) diaeresis (separation of a vowel into two distinct syllables)
2. (orthography) diaeresis (name of the diacritic ¨)

   Synonym: trema