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Word: Umlaut
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German Umlaut, from um ‘about’ + Laut ‘sound’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʊmlaʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mark (¨) used over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a different vowel quality.
Short Definition:mark (¨) used over vowel to indicate different vowel quality
Word: Umlaut
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʊmlaʊt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
modify (a form or sound) by using an umlaut
Short Definition:modify form or sound by using umlaut
Examples:- the colour of prothetic vowels, unless umlauted by the next syllable, was that of the laryngeal which was vocalized
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