umlaut
Phonetics, Orthography. a diacritic (¨) used over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, especially as so used in German.: Compare dieresis (def. 2).
Also called vowel mutation .Linguistics, Phonetics. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel.
Linguistics, Phonetics. to modify by umlaut.
Phonetics, Orthography. to write an umlaut over.
Origin of umlaut
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How to use umlaut in a sentence
The complete absence of umlauted forms in the present indicative of Mn.E.
Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book | C. Alphonso Smith
British Dictionary definitions for umlaut
/ (ˈʊmlaʊt) /
the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel: Compare diaeresis
(esp in Germanic languages) the change of a vowel within a word brought about by the assimilating influence of a vowel or semivowel in a preceding or following syllable
Origin of umlaut
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