umlaut
(um-laut)
2 syllables
Definition
n a historical change in the sound of a vowel; caused by its assimilation to another vowel or semivowel originally occurring in the next syllable but later sometimes lost; mutation; in English; the differences of vowel in certain singulars and plural
Example Sentence
The teacher taught us how to indicate an umlaut over a vowel.
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umlaut
