umlaut in English
- umlaut⇄noun 1. the partial assimilation of a vowel to another vowel in a preceding or following syllable.
2. a change in vowel sound in the Germanic languages because of the influence of another vowel in the following syllable, now generally lost but res - umlaut⇄umlaut, noun, verb.
- umlaut⇄v.t. 1. to modify by umlaut.
2. to write (a vowel) with an umlaut.