diaeresis in Catalan
diaeresis in Catalan is dièresi — diaeresis means in linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
diaeresis in Catalan
dièresi
(orthography) 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.
What does "diaeresis" mean?
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noun In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
"Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter."
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noun The mark of two dots placed over a vowel, usually the second of two vowels in a row, to show that it is pronounced as its own syllable.
"The word naïve is sometimes written with a diaeresis over the i."
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diaeresis in a sentence
- Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter.
- Linguists use diaeresis to describe vowels that are pronounced in separate syllables rather than blended together.
- The word naïve is sometimes written with a diaeresis over the i.
- Some style guides still print coöperate with a diaeresis to keep the two vowels apart.
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What is "diaeresis" in Catalan?
"diaeresis" in Catalan is dièresi. diaeresis means: In linguistics, the splitting of what would normally be one syllable, especially a diphthong, into two separate syllables, or a gap between vowel sounds in neighboring syllables with no consonant between them.
How do you use "diaeresis" in a sentence?
Example: "Poets sometimes rely on diaeresis to stretch a diphthong into two beats for the meter." In Catalan, "diaeresis" is dièresi.
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