UMLAUTS

Noun

umlauts

plural of umlaut

Verb

umlauts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of umlaut

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


UMLAUT

Um"laut, n. Etym: [G., from um about + laut sound.] (Philol.)

Definition: The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.

Note: It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written ä, ö, ü, or ae, oe, ue; as, männer or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc.

UMLAUT

Um"laut, n. Etym: [G., from um about + laut sound.] (Philol.)

Definition: The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.

Note: It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written ä, ö, ü, or ae, oe, ue; as, männer or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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