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trema

/ˈtɹiː.mə/

trema noun: a diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.

Noun

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

Synonyms of trema

Forms of trema

pluraltremas
pluraltremata
alternative formtréma

Origin of trema

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

Words that rhyme with trema

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Questions about trema

What does trema mean?
Trema means a diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.
What part of speech is trema?
Trema is a noun.
How do you pronounce trema?
Trema is pronounced /ˈtɹiː.mə/.
What is the plural of trema?
The plural of trema is tremas.

Words near trema in the dictionary

  1. Treloar
  2. Treloars
  3. treloxinate
  4. Trelystan
  5. trem
  6. trema
  7. Tremadoc
  8. Tremadocian
  9. Tremadog
  10. Tremain
  11. Tremaine

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