umlaut
noun /ˈʊmlaʊt/
/ˈʊmlaʊt/
- the mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the u in the German word für compare acute accent, circumflex, grave2, tildeTopics Languagec2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German Umlaut, from um ‘about’ + Laut ‘sound’.