umlaut


2umlaut

verb

Definition of UMLAUT

transitive verb
1
: to produce by umlaut
2
: to write or print an umlaut over

First Known Use of UMLAUT

1879

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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