trema

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.

/ˈtɹiː.mə/ /ˈtɹɛm.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema.wav

trema tremas tremata tréma

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

diaeresis

helicotrema trematode -treme tryma

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