umlaut

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um·laut /ˈʊmlaʊt/ noun [countable] SLAa sign (¨) written over a German vowel to show how it is pronounced 〔德语中标在元音上方的〕变音符(^..)Origin umlaut (1800-1900) German um- “around, changing” + laut “sound”

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umlaut
um‧laut /ˈʊmlaʊt/

noun [countable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: um- 'around, changing' + laut 'sound'

a sign (¨) written over a German vowel to show how it is pronounced

um·laut

BrE

/ˈʊmlaʊt/

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NAmE

/ˈʊmlaʊt/

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noun

the mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the

in the German word

für

（元音的）变音符

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