umlaut

verb

umlauted; umlauting; umlauts

transitive verb

1

: to produce by umlaut

2

: to write or print an umlaut over

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for umlaut

• allot
• barat
• begot
• besought
• bethought
• bloodshot
• boycott
• buckshot
• crackpot
• croat
• culottes
• dashpot

Kids Definition

umlaut

noun

um·​laut

ˈu̇m-ˌlau̇t, 

ˈüm-

1

: the change of a vowel brought about by a following sound

2

: a diacritical mark ¨ placed especially over a German vowel to indicate umlaut