Thursday, March 30

Umlaut

Zoë's name has an umlaut above the e. I never knew that's what this was called until Kate Westrich at my work told me. I am passing along the knowledge.

Zccording to dictionary.com:

um·laut ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mlout)n.

  • A change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable.
  • A vowel sound changed in this manner. Also called vowel mutation.
    The diacritic mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate an umlaut, especially in German.

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