umlaut
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈumlaʊt/
- Specialized
:
diacrítico
- Since today's update, the German umlauts are missing most of the time when you long-press a, o, u.
I think like, like techno, like YouTube techno, there's a channel called HOR with umlaut, like HO, like double dot.
- I think like, like techno, like YouTube techno, there's a channel called HOR with umlaut, like HO, like double dot.
Examples
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To pronounce the name correctly, you need to remember the umlaut over the letter "o."
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All I know is that Germans can't seem to pronounce an 'err' sound unless there's an umlaut involved, but once again, I digress.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Her name has an umlaut, for crying out loud."
Fiction book (1998) -
To type an acute accent or an umlaut is a major operation.
Blog text (16) -
Don't ask me what an umlaut is.
Fiction book (2001) -
Schlütow, with an umlaut.
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In German, the letter "u" often has an umlaut, which indicates a different pronunciation.
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Many words in the German language such as "schön" require an umlaut to show the correct sound.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Umlaut comes from German parts um- meaning 'around' and Laut meaning 'sound'. So an umlaut is the two dots that show a vowel's sound has changed or 'moved', which is why the mark tells you to pronounce the vowel differently.