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Umlaut

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Noun

1. diaeresis, dieresis, umlaut

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

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Umlaut

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noun
1. 
the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel
Compare diaeresis
2. 
(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

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Umlaut

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noun Linguistics
1. 
a. 
a historical change in the sound of a vowel, caused by its assimilation to another vowel or semivowel originally occurring in the next syllable but later sometimes lost; mutation: in English, the differences of vowel in certain singulars and plurals (Ex.: footfeet, mousemice) or in certain causative verbs and the words from which they are derived (Ex.: goldgild) are due to the effects of umlaut on the second word of each pair
b. 
a vowel resulting from such assimilation
2. 
the diacritical mark (¨) placed over a vowel, esp. in German, to indicate umlaut
see also dieresis
verb transitive
3. 
to modify the sound of (a vowel) or write (a vowel) with an umlaut

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Umlaut

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n.
1.
a. A change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable.
b. A vowel sound changed in this manner. Also called vowel mutation.
2. The diacritic mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate an umlaut, especially in German.
tr.v. um·laut·ed, um·laut·ing, um·lauts
1. To modify by umlaut.
2. To write or print (a vowel) with an umlaut.

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