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um·laut
 umlaut
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- pronunciation:
- Um
laUt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a change in the sound of a vowel due to influence by a following vowel or semivowel, or the vowel so changed.
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| definition 2: |
a diacritical mark, such as on this letter "o" (ö), placed over a vowel to indicate umlaut, esp. in German.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
umlauts, umlauting, umlauted |
| definition: |
to modify or write with an umlaut.
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