vowel mutation

noun

umlaut (def. 2).
a vowel sound modified by umlaut.

Origin of vowel mutation

First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby vowel mutation

vow
vowel
vowel gradation
vowel harmony
vowelize
vowel mutation
vowel point
vowels
vowel system
VOX
vox angelica

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British Dictionary definitions for vowel mutation

vowel mutation

noun

another name for umlaut

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