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- [oo m-lout]
- /ˈʊm laʊt/
- /ˈʊm.laʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oo m-lout]
- /ˈʊm laʊt/
Definitions of umlaut word
- noun umlaut 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, especially as so used in German. Compare dieresis. 1
- noun umlaut Also called vowel mutation. (in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel. 1
- verb with object umlaut to modify by umlaut. 1
- verb with object umlaut to write an umlaut over. 1
- noun umlaut dieresis: diacritical mark 1
- countable noun umlaut An umlaut is a symbol that is written over vowels in German and some other languages to indicate the way in which they should be pronounced. For example, the word 'für' has an umlaut over the 'u'. 0
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Origin of umlaut
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < German, equivalent to um- about (i.e., changed) + Laut sound
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Parts of speech for Umlaut
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
umlaut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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