umlaut

Definitions


[ˈʊmlaʊt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mark (¨) used over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a different vowel quality


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from German Umlaut, from um ‘about’ + Laut ‘sound’


[ˈʊmlaʊt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- modify (a form or sound) by using an umlaut
(e.g: the colour of prothetic vowels, unless umlauted by the next syllable, was that of the laryngeal which was vocalized)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from German Umlaut, from um ‘about’ + Laut ‘sound’




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