Umlauting: meaning, definitions and examples
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umlauting
[ หสm.laส.tษชล ]
linguistic concept
Umlauting refers to a phonological phenomenon in which a vowel is modified to make it more fronted in articulation due to the influence of a following sound, typically a front vowel or a consonant. This process leads to changes in the vowel sound in words. Umlauting is especially significant in the Germanic languages, where it has historical importance in the development of various languages. It often affects the plural formation and other grammatical alterations of nouns.
Synonyms
fronting, vowel alteration, vowel modification.
Examples of usage
- The German plural forms often involve umlauting.
- Umlauting can change the meaning of a word.
- In Old English, umlauting affected vowel sounds extensively.
Translations
Translations of the word "umlauting" in other languages:
๐ต๐น umlauting
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคฎเฅเคฒเฅเคเคฟเคเค
๐ฉ๐ช Umlauting
๐ฎ๐ฉ umlauting
๐บ๐ฆ ัะผะปะฐััะธะฝะณ
๐ต๐ฑ umlautowanie
๐ฏ๐ต ใฆใ ใฉใฆใใฃใณใฐ
๐ซ๐ท umlaut
๐ช๐ธ umlaut
๐น๐ท umlauting
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋ผ์ฐํ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃูู ูุงูุชููุบ
๐จ๐ฟ umlauting
๐ธ๐ฐ umlauting
๐จ๐ณ ๅ้ณ
๐ธ๐ฎ umlauting
๐ฎ๐ธ umlauting
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัะผะปะฐััะธะฝะณ
๐ฌ๐ช แฃแแแแฃแขแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ umlauting
๐ฒ๐ฝ umlauting
Etymology
The term 'umlauting' originates from the German word 'Umlaut', which itself is derived from the Middle High German 'um laut', literally meaning 'around sound' or 'sound alteration'. This term reflects the phonetic changes that vowels undergo in specific linguistic environments. Historical linguistics traces the influence of umlaut in Germanic languages, noting its presence in the evolution from Old English to Modern English and in other Germanic language families like German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages. Umlauting is attributed to a kind of vowel harmony process where speakers subconsciously modified sounds to create greater ease of articulation. The phenomenon has been studied since the 19th century as linguists sought to understand the relationships and changes among Indo-European languages.