Word: umlaut
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: um
laut
Definition: The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic lūsiz Old English lȳs(i) Modern English lice).
Morphemes:
Affix: umlaut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The umlaut process (as above) that occurred historically in Germanic languages whereby back vowels became front vowels when followed by syllable containing a front vocoid (e.g. Germanic lūsiz Old English lȳs(i) Modern English lice).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: um
Language: de
Decoded: um
Meaning: around, re-, trans-
Affix: Laut
Language: de
Decoded: Laut
Meaning: sound