umlaut

Noun

umlaut (plural umlauts)

1. Germanic umlaut A phonological phenomenon where an earlier vowel takes on the quality of a second vowel. Mildly formative in modern German by analogy, present in English only as irregular fossils.
2. A partial assimilation of a vowel.
3. A vowel so assimilated.
4. (orthography): The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel to indicate such assimilation.

Synonyms:

• (nonstandard) umlaut
• trema

6 letters in word "umlaut": A L M T U U.

Anagrams of umlaut:

• mutual

Words found within umlaut:

al alt alum am amu at la lam lat luau lum ma mal malt mat maul maut mu mut ta tam tau tum ulu um ut uta utu

Word lists related to umlaut:

Words within umlaut, by length
Words starting with umlaut
Words containing umlaut
Words ending with umlaut
Words formed from umlaut by changing one letter
Words starting with umlaut by next letter
Words that start with the letter u
Words that end in the letter t
Words starting with um
Words ending in ut
Words beginning with uml
Words that end with aut
6 letter words starting with u

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