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trema

/ˈtɹiː.mə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
trema
IPA
/ˈtɹiː.mə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tremas (plural) tremata (plural) tréma (alternative)

Phrases

-treme

Frequently Paired Words

helicotrema trematode -treme tryma

Synonyms

diaeresis

Rhymes With

emma dilemma on the horns of a dilemma gemma pip emma ack emma lemma problema pema trilemma tetralemma stremma

Questions

How do you pronounce trema?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹiː.mə/.
What does trema mean?
A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.
Where does trema come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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