/ˈtɹiː.mə/, /ˈtɹɛm.ə/
OriginFrom Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “hole”), from τετραίνω (tetraínō, “perforate”), used for the dots on dice, via Dutch trema and French tréma.
- A diacritic consisting of two dots ( ¨ ) placed over a letter, used among other things to indicate umlaut or diaeresis.
Formstremas(plural) · tremata(plural) · tréma(alternative)