noun🔗Share元音变音，语音同化。 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. "老师解释说，从"foot"到"feet"的发音变化就是一个元音变音的例子，因为后面的"ee"音影响了前面的元音，使其发音发生了改变。languagelinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share元音变音 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. "老师解释说，从 "foot" 变成 "feet" 并不是因为规则的复数形式，而是类似于其他日耳曼语中发生的“元音变音”一样的历史语言过程，即元音受到后续音节的影响而发生了变化。languagelinguisticsphoneticsgrammarwordhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share元音变音，颚化元音 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." "德语单词“schön”包含一个元音变音符号（变音符号，颚化元音）（ö），这个符号表示一个经过改变的元音，它吸收了后面“i”或“e”的发音特征，从而导致与简单的“o”不同的发音。languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share变音符，元音变音。 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." "德语单词"Mädchen"中的"a"上面有一个变音符（¨），表示这个元音的发音和普通的"a"不同。grammarlanguagephoneticswordlinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share变音符，元音变音 Diaeresis"The teacher explained that the umlaut, a type of diaeresis, helps us pronounce the two vowels in the word "naïve" separately. "老师解释说，变音符（umlaut，一种分音符）可以帮助我们把 "naïve" 这个词里的两个元音分开来发音。languagelinguisticsgrammarwritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share加变音符，加元音变音符 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. "老师让玛丽亚给德语单词 "über" 中的 "u" 加上变音符，来表示发音的变化。languagephoneticsgrammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share加变音符，变音。 To modify (a word) so that an umlaut is required in it."an umlauting vowel"会产生变音的元音 (Huì chǎnshēng biànyīn de yuányīn)grammarlanguagewordlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
