diaeresis plural
di·aer·e·sis
The plural form of diaeresis is diaereses
D dDefinitions
- noun plural diaeresis the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two. 1
- noun plural diaeresis a sign (¨) placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English. 1
- noun plural diaeresis Prosody. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word. 1