aakkonen — meaning in English

English meaning

• letter noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
• umlaut noun The pair of dots placed over a vowel, as in German ö or ü, showing that it is pronounced as a front vowel.

Senses

aakkonen is used for these senses in English:

• letter A symbol in an alphabet.
• umlaut (linguistics) A vowel so assimilated.

letter — full definition

1. noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
2. noun A written message sent from one person to another, usually by post.

umlaut — full definition

1. noun The pair of dots placed over a vowel, as in German ö or ü, showing that it is pronounced as a front vowel.
2. noun A change in which a vowel comes to sound more like a vowel in the following syllable.

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