umlaut
An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid…An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
» In modern computer systems, umlaut and diaeresis are represented identically.
В современных вычислительных системах умляут и надстрочное двоеточие выглядят одинаково.
Meaning
5 sensesAn assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
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).
A vowel so assimilated.
Umlaut, Halbdoppellaut, Umlaut
умла́утumláut, умля́утumljáut
The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel
Umlaut, Umlautzeichen
умла́утumláut, умля́утumljáut
умла́утumláut
a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages
(informal)Synonym of diaeresis.
"Naïve" takes an umlaut because it is pronounced as two syllables.
Examples
2 sentencesIn modern computer systems, umlaut and diaeresis are represented identically.
ruВ современных вычислительных системах умляут и надстрочное двоеточие выглядят одинаково. — namikiri
The only written accent German has is the umlaut.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Umlaut in the 19ᵗʰ century, from um- or um (“around, re-, trans-”) +Borrowed from German Umlaut in the 19ᵗʰ century, from um- or um (“around, re-, trans-”) + Laut (“sound”), from Old High German hlūt. More at loud.
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Forms
plural: umlauts / umlauteSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular