NOUN
  • Definition - An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
  • Definition - The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic lūsiz > Old English lȳs(i) > Modern English lice).
  • Definition - A vowel so assimilated.
  • Definition - The diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel
  • Definition - Diaeresis
  • Example - Naïve takes an umlaut as it's pronounced as two syllables.
VERB
  • Definition - To place an umlaut over (a vowel).
  • Example - Naïve takes an umlaut as it's pronounced as two syllables.
  • Definition - To modify (a word) so that an umlaut is required in it.
  • Example - an umlauting vowel
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
mutuals 9 umlauts 9
6 Letter Words
mutual 8 umlaut 8
5 Letter Words
alums 7 lumas 7 malts 7 mauls 7 mauts 7 smalt 7 luaus 5 salut 5 sault 5 talus 5 usual 5
4 Letter Words
alms 6 alum 6 amus 6 lams 6 luma 6 lums 6 malt 6 mast 6 mats 6 maul 6 maut 6 must 6 muts 6 slam 6 slum 6 smut 6 stum 6 tams 6 tums 6 alts 4 last 4 lats 4 latu 4 luau 4 lust 4 salt 4 saul 4 slat 4 slut 4 sulu 4 taus 4 ulus 4 utas 4
3 Letter Words
amu 5 lam 5 lum 5 mas 5 mat 5 mus 5 mut 5 sum 5 tam 5 tum 5 ums 5 als 3 alt 3 las 3 lat 3 sal 3 sat 3 sau 3 tas 3 tau 3 ulu 3 uta 3 uts 3
2 Letter Words
am 4 ma 4 mu 4 um 4 al 2 as 2 at 2 la 2 ta 2 us 2 ut 2
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