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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Umlaut
"Im Deutschen gibt es die Umlaute Ä, Ö und Ü."
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A diacritical mark (¨) placed over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a change in sound.
"The word 'Mädchen' is spelled with an umlaut."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from German, combining the prefix 'um-' (around, about, change) and 'Laut' (sound). Coined in the early 19th century by historical linguists like Jacob Grimm to describe the historical phonological process where a back vowel is fronted under the influence of a front vowel in the following syllable.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Umlaut" is said worldwide
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tréma
Transliteration: tréma
"Le tréma indique que la voyelle doit être prononcée séparément."
Umlaut
Transliteration: Umlaut
"Im Deutschen gibt es die Umlaute Ä, Ö und Ü."
dieresi
Transliteration: dieresi
"La dieresi si usa talvolta per indicare una pronuncia separata."
diéresis
Transliteration: diéresis
"La diéresis en español se coloca sobre la u."
trema
Transliteration: trema
"O trema foi abolido do português na nova ortografia."
उम्लाउट
Transliteration: umlaaut
"जर्मन भाषा में उम्लाउट का प्रयोग किया जाता है।"
变音符号
Transliteration: biànyīn fúhào
"德语字母中包含变音符号。"
움라우트
Transliteration: umrauteu
"독일어에는 움라우트가 존재합니다."
ウムラウト
Transliteration: umurauto
"ドイツ語のウムラウトは母音変異を示します。"
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