Definition
A mark (¨) placed over a vowel to show that it should be pronounced separately from the vowel before it, as in 'naïve' or 'Zoë'.
Etymology
From Greek 'dieresis' meaning 'division' or 'separation,' from 'dia-' (through) + 'hairesis' (taking). The mark indicates a hiatus—a break between two vowel sounds.
Kelly Says
English speakers have been dropping diereses for decades (many style guides now say 'naive' instead of 'naïve'), which shows how language naturally simplifies even its own punctuation marks over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
نقطتان
naqtatān
BNবাংলা
দ্বি-বিন্দু
dwi-bindu
CACatalà
dièresis
dee-eh-re-sis
CSČeština
diéresis
dee-eh-re-sis
DADansk
diaeresis
dye-uh-re-sis
DEDeutsch
Umlaut
oom-laut
ELΕλληνικά
διαίρεση
diaírese
ESEspañol
dieresis
dye-REH-sis
FAفارسی
دییرِسس
dee-yer-sis
FISuomi
diereza
dee-e-re-zah
FRFrançais
dierèse
dee-eh-rez
GUGU
દિયેરિસીસ
dee-yer-sis
HAHA
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
HEעברית
דיאירסיס
di-yer-sis
HIहिन्दी
उच्चारण चिह्न
uccāran chih्न
HUMagyar
diérézis
dee-eh-reh-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
IGIG
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
ITItaliano
dieresi
dee-eh-re-zee
MRMR
दीएरेसीस
dee-yer-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
NLNederlands
diaeresis
dye-uh-re-sis
NONorsk
diaeresis
dye-uh-re-sis
PAPA
ਡੀਅਰੇਸਿਸ
dee-yer-sis
PLPolski
diereza
dee-e-re-zah
PTPortuguês
dierese
dee-eh-reh-suh
RORomână
dieresis
dee-eh-re-sis
RUРусский
дыерезис
dyerezis
SVSvenska
diaeresis
dye-uh-re-sis
SWKiswahili
dieretiki
dee-reh-tee-kee
TAதமிழ்
இடைப்பிணைப்பு
idaippinaippu
THไทย
เครื่องหมายวรรคตอน
kruang mai wan chon
TLTL
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
TRTürkçe
diyeresis
dee-ye-re-sis
UKУкраїнська
дієрезис
dee-yer-zis
URاردو
ڈیئیرسیس
dee-yer-sis
VITiếng Việt
dấu hỏi
dau hoi
YOYO
dieretik
dee-reh-teek
ZUZU
dieretik
dee-reh-teek