Meaning Of The Word Umlaut

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Umlaut Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Umlaut?

umlaut
countable noun: An umlaut is a symbol that is written over vowels in German and some other languages to indicate the way in which they should be pronounced. For example, the word 'für' has an umlaut over the 'u'.

umlaut in American English
a historical change in the sound of a vowel, caused by its assimilation to another vowel or semivowel originally occurring in the next syllable but later sometimes lost; mutation: in English, the differences of vowel in certain singulars and plurals (Ex.:
noun: 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
transitive verb: to modify by umlaut

umlaut in British English
noun: the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel

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