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1. (n.) umlaut
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.
2. umlaut
(in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel.
3. (v.t.) umlaut
to modify by umlaut.
4. umlaut
to write an umlaut over.
Etymology: (1835–45; < G)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) umlaut, dieresis, diaeresis
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) umlaut
the euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. umlaut
name given by Grimm to the modification of a vowel in a syllable through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding.
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