dieresis

/dahy-er-uh-sis/US // daɪˈɛr ə sɪs //UK // (daɪˈɛrɪsɪs) //

分词,滞后,分离,滞后性

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural di·er·e·ses [dahy-er-uh-seez]. /daɪˈɛr əˌsiz/.
- : the separation of two adjacent vowels, dividing one syllable into two.
- : a sign placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to indicate separate pronunciation, as in one spelling of the older forms naïve and coöperate: no longer widely used in English.
- : Prosody. the division made in a line or verse by coincidence of the end of a foot and the end of a word.

Dieresis is unpredictable in both editions; forms such as Phaeton, Ocyrrhe and Dane are common, and have been silently corrected.
Since the ligatures and are used consistently, dieresis can be assumed even when not explicitly indicated.
Since the ligatures and are used consistently, dieresis in oe and ae can be assumed even when not explicitly indicated.
Dieresis is unpredictable; forms such as Alcathe and Pirithus are common, and have been silently corrected.