umlaut (redirected from Umlauds)

um·laut  (mlout)

n.

1.

a. A change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable.

b. A vowel sound changed in this manner. Also called vowel mutation.

2. The diacritic mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate an umlaut, especially in German.

tr.v. um·laut·ed, um·laut·ing, um·lauts

1. To modify by umlaut.

2. To write or print (a vowel) with an umlaut.

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[German : um-, around, alteration (from Middle High German umb-, from umbe, from Old High German umbi; see ambhi in Indo-European roots) + Laut, sound (from Middle High German lt, from Old High German hlt; see kleu- in Indo-European roots).]

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umlaut [ˈʊmlaʊt]

n

1. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel Compare diaeresis

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (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

[German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

umlaut - a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound diaeresis, dieresis diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

Translations

umlaut [ˈʊmlaʊt] N

1. (= vowel change) → metafonía f, inflexión f vocálica

2. (= symbol) → diéresis f

umlaut [ˈʊmlaʊt] n → tréma m

umlaut

n (= sign) → Umlautpunkte pl; (= sound change) → Umlaut m; a umlaut → ä

umlaut [ˈumlaʊt] n (Ling) → umlaut m inv