umlaut in Japanese
umlaut in Japanese is ウムラウト — umlaut means the pair of dots placed over a vowel, as in German ö or ü, showing that it is pronounced as a front vowel.
umlaut in Japanese
ウムラウト
Pronounced: umurauto
What does "umlaut" mean?
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noun The pair of dots placed over a vowel, as in German ö or ü, showing that it is pronounced as a front vowel.
"The name Müller has an umlaut over the u."
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noun A change in which a vowel comes to sound more like a vowel in the following syllable.
"Linguists explain the plural feet as the result of umlaut."
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umlaut in a sentence
- The name Müller has an umlaut over the u.
- On many keyboards you type an umlaut by pressing a special key before the vowel.
- Linguists explain the plural feet as the result of umlaut.
- Umlaut shaped the vowels of many Germanic words.
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What is "umlaut" in Japanese?
"umlaut" in Japanese is ウムラウト. umlaut means: The pair of dots placed over a vowel, as in German ö or ü, showing that it is pronounced as a front vowel.
How do you pronounce ウムラウト?
"umlaut" in Japanese is ウムラウト, pronounced "umurauto".
How do you use "umlaut" in a sentence?
Example: "The name Müller has an umlaut over the u." In Japanese, "umlaut" is ウムラウト.
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