Meaning
An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
Etymology
Origin: German
Etymology tree German um- Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz Proto-West Germanic *hlūd Old High German lūt Middle High German lūt German Laut German Umlautbor. English umlaut Borrowed from German Umlaut in the 19ᵗʰ century, from um- or um (“around, re-, trans-”) + Laut (“sound”), from Old High German hlūt. More at loud.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
diaeresistremavowel mutationdieresisgradationmutationphoneticsphonology
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: