"trema" meaning in English

See trema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹiː.mə/, /ˈtɹɛm.ə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trema.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tremas [plural], tremata [plural], tréma [alternative]
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. Synonyms: diaeresis Related terms: helicotrema, trematode, -treme, tryma

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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