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/
- (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)

(linguistics, prosody) diaeresis (separation of a vowel into two distinct syllables)
(orthography) diaeresis (name of the diacritic ¨)
Synonym: trema

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