diereses
Two-dot vowel marks
Diereses is the plural of dieresis, the two dots placed over a vowel to indicate it should be pronounced as a separate syllable: naïve, Brontë, coöperate.
The mark distinguishes these from diphthongs where two vowels blend into one sound.
American usage increasingly drops diereses, though *The New Yorker* famously retains them.
Also spelled diaereses.
Unsophisticated and trusting
- NoëlFrench Christmas term
- ZoëGreek-origin female name
- coöperateWork jointly with others
- coördinateArrange for combined effect
Double-dot diacritical mark
- accent markPronunciation guide symbol
- glyphVisual form of character
- markingIndicating with symbols
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
grave · circumflex · tilde · cedilla · breve · diacritical
Break in activity
- disyllableTwo-syllable term
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
stress · prosody · syllabification · phonetic · elocution
Having regular rhythm
- scansionAnalyzing verse rhythm patterns
- verseMetered poetic passage
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- syllable countNumber of word segments
meter · elision · poetic license · classical poetry · hendecasyllable · dactylic · spondee · caesura
naïve
Unsophisticated and trusting
umlaut
Double-dot diacritical mark
- accent markPronunciation guide symbol
- glyphVisual form of character
- markingIndicating with symbols
acute · grave · circumflex · tilde · cedilla · breve · diacritical
hiatus
Break in activity
- disyllableTwo-syllable term
- articulationClear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
phoneme · stress · prosody · syllabification · phonetic · elocution
metrical
Having regular rhythm
syllable count · meter · elision · poetic license · classical poetry · hendecasyllable · dactylic · spondee · caesura