umlaut vowel

umlaut vowel
noun
: a reflex of a vowel produced by umlaut; broadly : a front-rounded vowel

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  • umlaut — /ˈʊmlaʊt / (say oomlowt) noun 1. (of vowels in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel. 2. a vowel which has resulted from such assimilation, especially when written ä, ö, or ü in German.… …  

  • umlaut — /oom lowt/, Ling. n. 1. 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. 2. (in Germanic languages) assimilation… …   Universalium

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