| 释义 |
um·laut
I. \ˈu̇mˌlau̇t\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: German, from um- around, about (from Middle High German um-, umb-, from umbe, preposition, around, about, from Old High German umbi) + laut sound, from Middle High German lūt, akin to Old English hlūd loud — more at ember day, loud
1.
a. : the change of a vowel caused by partial assimilation to a succeeding sound; especially : the fronting or raising of a back or low vowel (as a, o, or u) caused by an i or j orig. standing in the following syllable but now usually lost or altered
< umlaut is a striking characteristic of the Germanic languages >
b. : a vowel resulting from such partial assimilation
2. : a diacritical mark ¨ placed especially over a German vowel to indicate umlaut
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to produce by umlaut
2. : to write or print an umlaut over |