What name is given to the mark placed over the second of two adjacent vowels to show that each is pronounced separately?
Synaeresis original diphthongs are pronounced as monophthongs, synaeresis is the pronunciation of two vowel sounds as a monophthong, and diaeresis is the pronunciation of the two vowels as a diphthong (αϊ ). Synaeresis In linguistics, synaeresis (; also spelled syneresis) is a phonological process of sound change in which two adjacent vowels within a word are "combined" into a single syllable. The opposite process, in which two adjacent vowels are pronounced separately, is known as "diaeresis". For any given word, speakers generally hold a traditional view about the "standard" pronunciation of that word. When realized in a careful reading style, each
Angus (given name) dialects underwent changes which included the loss of the final syllables and unstressed vowels, which affected "*Oinogustos" thus: "*Oin<del>o</del>gust<del>os</del>". Angus (given name) Angus is a masculine given name in English. It is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic "Aonghas", which is composed of Celtic elements meaning "one", and "choice". A variant spelling of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aonghus". The Irish form of the Scottish Gaelic name is "Aengus". A pet form of the given name "Angus" is "Angie", pronounced ""an-ghee"", which represents the Scottish Gaelic "Angaidh". A short form of the given name "Angus" is "Gus",