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Umlaut
/ˈʊm.laʊt/
An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
📖 Definitions of "Umlaut"
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An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
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The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic lūsiz > Old English lȳs(i) > Modern English lice).
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A vowel so assimilated.
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The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel
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To place an umlaut over (a vowel).
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To modify (a word) so that an umlaut is required in it.
"an umlauting vowel"
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