umlaut

um·laut

 (o͝om′lout′)

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 lūt, from Old High German hlūt; see kleu- in Indo-European roots).]

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umlaut

(ˈʊmlaʊt)

n

1. (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. (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

[C19: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound]

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um•laut

(ˈʊm laʊt)
n.

1. a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, esp. as so used in German. Compare dieresis.

2. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel.

v.t.

3. to modify by umlaut.

4. to write an umlaut over.

[1835–45; < German]

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umlaut

A punctuation mark (¨) used in German over a vowel to show that its pronunciation is modified.

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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

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Translations

přehláska

Umlaut

metafoníaumlaut

trémaumlaut

umlaut

умляут

umlaut

[ˈʊmlaʊt] N

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

2. (= symbol) → diéresis f

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umlaut

[ˈʊmlaʊt] n → tréma m

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umlaut

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

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umlaut

[ˈumlaʊt] n (Ling) → umlaut m inv

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