How to pronounce diaeresis
American English pronunciation
dy-AIR-ih-sis
- IPA
- /daɪˈɛɹɪsɪs/
- Syllables
- dy · AIR · ih · sis (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What diaeresis means
Two dots over a vowel showing it is said on its own, as in naive
In a sentence: In the name Zoë, the diaeresis tells you to say the e out loud.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning division, because the two dots split two vowels into separate sounds.
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