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umlaut

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʊmlaʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʊmlaʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ŏŏm′lout)

um•laut /ˈʊmlaʊt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Linguisticsa mark (¨) used as a marker over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the mark, esp. as used in German.

um•laut (ŏŏm′lout),USA pronunciation [Ling.]
n.

a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, esp. as so used in German. Cf. dieresis.
(in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel;
apophony.

v.t.

to modify by umlaut.
to write an umlaut over.

German, equivalent. to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound
1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

umlaut /ˈʊmlaʊt/ n

the mark (¨) placed over a vowel in some languages, such as German, indicating modification in the quality of the vowel
Compare diaeresis
(esp in Germanic languages) the change of a vowel within a word brought about by the assimilating influence of a vowel or semivowel in a preceding or following syllable

Etymology: 19th Century: German, from um around (in the sense of changing places) + Laut sound

'umlaut' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

diaeresis - modify - mutation - vowel mutation - infection - mutate

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