umlaut
Use Umlaut in a sentence
laʊt noun
1.
2.
Also called vowel mutation. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel.
verb (used with object)
3.
to modify by umlaut.
4.
to write an umlaut over.
Origin:
1835–45; < German, equivalent to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound
1835–45; < German, equivalent to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound
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| —n | |
| 1. | Compare diaeresis the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel |
| 2. | (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 |
| [C19: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound] | |
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Example sentences
Provision is made for an umlaut and other diacritical marks, but these are dropped in common usage.
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