Category:Umlaut

Um"laut, n. Etym: [g., from um about + laut sound.] (philol.)

Defn: the euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the Influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly Followed.

Note: it is peculiar to the teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-saxon. In german the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, Followed by old i, are written ä, ö, ü, or ae, oe, ue; as, männer or Maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut In english are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc.