About The Word Umlaut
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Umlaut
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What's The Definition Of Umlaut?
[n] a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
Synonyms | Synonyms for Umlaut: diaeresis | dieresis Related Terms | Find terms related to Umlaut: See Also | diacritic | diacritical mark Umlaut In Webster's Dictionary \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.
Note: 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
["a], ["o], ["u], or ae, oe, ue; as, m["a]nner or
maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms
resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of
goose, men pl. of man, etc.
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