umlaut

umlaut
[ˈʊmlaʊt]
(Linguistics)(语言学)
noun
  1. a mark (¨) used over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a different vowel quality
    (德语中表示不同元音音质)曲音符号(••)
    ■[mass noun]the process in Germanic languages by which the quality of a vowel was altered in certain phonetic contexts, resulting for example in the differences between modern German Mann and Männer
    (日尔曼语系)曲音变化
verb
  1. [with obj.]modify (a form or a sound) by using an umlaut
    变(音、形)为曲音
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from German Umlaut, from um 'about' + Laut 'sound'
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