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Definition of Umlaut
1. Noun. A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound.
Definition of Umlaut
1. n. The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.
Definition of Umlaut
1. Noun. (linguistics) An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants. ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics) The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic ''l?si'' > Old English ''l?s(i)'' > Modern English lice). ¹
3. Noun. (linguistics) A vowel so assimilated. ¹
4. Noun. (orthography) The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel to indicate such assimilation. ¹
5. Verb. To place an umlaut over a vowel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Umlaut
1. to modify a vowel sound by partial assimilation to a succeeding sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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