trema

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Ancient Greek τρῆμα ("hole"), from τετραίνω, used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.

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