umlaut

[ oom-lout ]

/ ˈʊm laʊt /

Linguistics

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, especially as so used in German.Compare dieresis.

Also called vowel mutation. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel.

verb (used with object)

to modify by umlaut.

to write an umlaut over.

Origin of umlaut

1835–45; <German, equivalent to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound

Words nearby umlaut

UMF, umfazi, umiak, UMIST, UML, umlaut, umlungu, ummah, Umnak Island, ump, umpie

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Example sentences from the Web for umlaut

That the radical vowel was modified: for y is the umlaut of u; 3.
Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853|Various
I suspect the last is only an umlaut form of a common Shakespearean imprecation.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries|W. Y. Evans Wentz
( 7), the only difference in the two declensions is the presence or absence of umlaut in the plural.
A Middle High German Primer|Joseph Wright
Umlaut, name given by Grimm to the modification of a vowel in a syllable through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

I wonder if I shall ever see that study again, and I wonder what will become of the second edition of my thesis on the umlaut.
The Librarian at Play|Edmund Lester Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for umlaut

umlaut

/ (ˈʊmlaʊt) /

noun

the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowelCompare diaeresis

(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 for umlaut

C19: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	umlaut
释义	umlaut [ oom-lout ] / ˈʊm laʊt / Linguistics 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, especially as so used in German.Compare dieresis. Also called vowel mutation. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel. verb (used with object) to modify by umlaut. to write an umlaut over. Origin of umlaut 1835–45; <German, equivalent to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound Words nearby umlaut UMF, umfazi, umiak, UMIST, UML, umlaut, umlungu, ummah, Umnak Island, ump, umpie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for umlaut That the radical vowel was modified: for y is the umlaut of u; 3. Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853\|Various I suspect the last is only an umlaut form of a common Shakespearean imprecation. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries\|W. Y. Evans Wentz ( 7), the only difference in the two declensions is the presence or absence of umlaut in the plural. A Middle High German Primer\|Joseph Wright Umlaut, name given by Grimm to the modification of a vowel in a syllable through the influence of a vowel in the succeeding. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood I wonder if I shall ever see that study again, and I wonder what will become of the second edition of my thesis on the umlaut. The Librarian at Play\|Edmund Lester Pearson British Dictionary definitions for umlaut umlaut / (ˈʊmlaʊt) / noun the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowelCompare diaeresis (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 for umlaut C19: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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