trema

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/ˈtɹiː.mə//ˈtɹɛm.ə/

noun

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

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diaeresis
OriginAncient Greek τρῆμα ← Dutch trema ← French tréma →
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Meanings

nountrema (plural tremas or tremata)

plural tremas · plural tremata · alternative tréma

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

    Synonyms: diaeresis

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
diaeresis
Also see
diaeresisumlaut

Origin

  1. Frenchtréma
  2. Dutchtrema
  3. Ancient Greekτρῆμα“hole”
  4. Englishtrema

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trema

emmaschemalemmalimaprimadilemmaeczemapimaedemaemphysemagemmaproblemaerythemaoedemaPemaSliematreponemaThelemabimabemaempyemamyxedemaack emmaantieczema
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Anagrams

materMETARmetratamerMartetermarametarmet
Cite this entry
APA

trema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trema

MLA

“trema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trema. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trema.

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