Umlaut

[Um·laut]

If you've ever studied German, you've seen an umlaut. It's a mark that looks like two dots over a letter, and it signifies a shift in pronunciation.

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The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.

Noun
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound


n.
The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.


Umlaut

Um"laut , n. [G., from um about + laut sound.] (Philol.) The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed. &hand; It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written '84, '94, '81, or ae, oe, ue; as, m'84nner or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc.

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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