单词 | vowel mutation |
释义 | vowel mutation in British Englishnoun another name for umlaut umlaut in British English (ˈʊmlaʊt) noun 1. the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel Compare diaeresis2. (esp in Germanic languages) the change of a vowel within a word brought about by the assimilating influence of a vowel or semivowel in a preceding or following syllable Word origin C19: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound |
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