"trema" meaning in English

See trema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛm.ə/, /ˈtɹiː.mə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema2.wav Forms: tremas [plural], tremata [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛmə, -iːmə Etymology: From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*terh₁-}}, {{der|en|grc|τρῆμα||hole}} Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), {{bor|en|nl|trema}} Dutch trema, {{bor|en|fr|tréma}} French tréma Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tremata}} trema (plural tremas or tremata)
  1. A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis. Categories (topical): Diacritical marks, Orthography Synonyms: diaeresis, tréma
    Sense id: en-trema-en-noun-wplpt40Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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