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Vowel hiatus
| Sound change and alternation |
|---|
| Fortition |
| Dissimilation |
In phonology, hiatus (/haɪˈeɪtəs/ hy-AY-təs) or diaeresis (/daɪˈɛrəsɪs, -ˈɪər-/ dy-ERR-ə-siss, -EER-;[1] also spelled dieresis or diæresis) describes the occurrence of two separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables with no intervening consonant. When two vowel sounds instead occur together as part of a single syllable, the result is called a diphthong.
- ^ "diaeresis". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
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