diaëresis

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
2. isim An occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant; a hiatus.
3. isim 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.

   “Diæreſis is vvhen tvvo points ouer a vovvell diuide it from another vovvel, as bouë, queuë, read bou-e, queu-e, not bo-ue, que-ue.”

4. isim A division, a separation.
5. isim A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
6. isim An act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.

   “There are four^([sic]) manners of performing the Diæreſis: viz. by Cutting, Pricking, Tearing, Dravving, and Burning.”

7. isim Nonstandard spelling of diaeresis.

   “Diaëresis (¨) is used to divide a diphthong into two syllables; as, aërial.”