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Meaning of
umlaut
in English
umlaut
us
/ˈuːmaʊ̯lt/
uk
/ˈuːmlaut/
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Definitions
Noun
a
vowel
sound
altered
by
nearby
sounds
;
affects
pronunciation
a
historical
change
in
Germanic
languages
;
back
to
front
vowels
a
vowel
changed
by
umlaut
process
a
diacritical
mark
(¨)
indicating
vowel
change
Verb
to
add
an
umlaut
mark
(
over
a
vowel
);
modify
spelling
to
change
a
word's
pronunciation
(
or
vowel
sound
)