umlaut
English
/ˈʊm.laʊt/, /ˈʊm.laʊt/
noun
Definitions
- (linguistics) An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
- (linguistics) 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).
- (linguistics) A vowel so assimilated.
- (orthography) The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel
- (informal) diaeresis
Etymology
Borrowed from German Umlaut.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Umlaut
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- umlautless English
- umlautlessness English
- umlaut Finnish
- Laut German
- Rückumlaut German
- Umlaut German
- umlaut Dutch, Flemish
- умлаут Russian
- умляут Russian
- ウムラウト Japanese
- umlaut Manx
- უმლაუტი Georgian