Umlauting: meaning, definitions and examples

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umlauting

 

[ หˆสŠm.laสŠ.tษชล‹ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เคฎเฅเคฒเฅŒเคŸเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัƒะผะปะฐัƒั‚ะธะฝะณ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ umlautowanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ฆใƒ ใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท umlaut

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ umlaut

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์Œ๋ผ์šฐํŒ…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃูˆู…ู„ุงูˆุชูŠู†ุบ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ˜้Ÿณ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัƒะผะปะฐัƒั‚ะธะฝะณ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒ›แƒšแƒแƒฃแƒขแƒ˜แƒœแƒ’แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ umlauting

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.