noun🔗Shareウムラウト、母音変化An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants."The teacher explained that the change in pronunciation from "foot" to "feet" is an example of umlaut, where the vowel sound shifts because of the following "ee" sound. "先生は、「foot」から「feet」への発音の変化は、ウムラウトの例であり、続く「ee」の音によって母音の発音が変化すると説明しました。languagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareウムラウト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)."The teacher explained that the change from "foot" to "feet" is not due to a regular plural, but rather a historical linguistic process similar to the umlaut that changed vowels in other Germanic languages. "先生は、「foot」から「feet」への変化は、規則的な複数形によるものではなく、他のゲルマン語派の言語で母音を変化させたウムラウトと同様の歴史的な言語学的プロセスによるものだと説明しました。languagelinguisticsphoneticsgrammarwordhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareウムラウトA vowel so assimilated."The German word "schön" has an umlaut (ö), which is a modified vowel sound that has assimilated features from a following "i" or "e" sound, resulting in a different pronunciation than a simple "o." "ドイツ語の単語「schön」にはウムラウト(ö)があり、これは続く「i」または「e」の音から特徴を同化した修正された母音であり、単純な「o」とは異なる発音になります。languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareウムラウトThe diacritical mark ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel when it indicates a (rounded) front vowel"The German word "Mädchen" uses an umlaut over the "a" to indicate a different vowel sound than a regular "a." "ドイツ語の単語「Mädchen」は、通常の「a」とは異なる母音を表すために、「a」の上にウムラウトを使用します。grammarlanguagephoneticswordlinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareウムラウトDiaeresis"The teacher explained that the umlaut, a type of diaeresis, helps us pronounce the two vowels in the word "naïve" separately. "先生は、ウムラウト、つまりダイエレシスの一種が、単語「naïve」の2つの母音を別々に発音するのに役立つと説明しました。languagelinguisticsgrammarwritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareウムラウトを(母音の上に)置くTo place an umlaut over (a vowel)."The teacher asked Maria to umlaut the "u" in the German word "über" to show the changed pronunciation. "先生はマリアに、発音の変化を示すために、ドイツ語の単語「über」の「u」にウムラウトを付けるように頼みました。languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareウムラウトを付加するTo modify (a word) so that an umlaut is required in it."an umlauting vowel"ウムラウトが付加される母音。grammarlanguagewordlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading