{ "umlaut":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": a diacritical mark \u00a8 placed over a vowel to indicate a more central or front articulation \u2014 compare diaeresis":[], ": the change of a vowel (such as \\\u00fc\\ to \\\u0113\\ in goose, geese ) that is caused by partial assimilation to a succeeding sound or that occurs as a reflex of the former presence of a succeeding sound which has been lost or altered":[], ": a vowel resulting from such partial assimilation":[], ": to produce by umlaut":[], ": to write or print an umlaut over":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8u\u0307m-", "\u02c8\u00fcm-\u02cclau\u0307t" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Most Reliable: According to independent third party umlaut from crowdsourced user experience data (January to July 2021). \u2014 Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021", "Among the #SquawktheVote name choices: Polka, Cream Puff, Brandy, Gem\u00fctlichkeit spelled the correct way with an umlaut , Kringle, Tailgate, Tundra, Bubbler (WaterFountain is not on the list, maybe that's a choice in Illinois", "Perhaps even more than umlauts , this reputation for sweetness is why many people don't drink traditional German riesling. \u2014 Jason Wilson, chicagotribune.com , 17 Sep. 2019", "The umlaut -free car-sharing service Uber, originally known as UberCab, is a related development, hinting at Silicon Valley fantasies of world domination. \u2014 Alex Ross, The New Yorker , 7 Oct. 2019", "Yes, with an umlaut , though SNI is based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. \u2014 Karen Heller, The Know , 15 Sep. 2019", "The pull of the umlaut -laden product names is too strong to deny. \u2014 Beth Spotswood, SFChronicle.com , 19 June 2018" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "German, from um- around, transforming + Laut sound":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1845, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":"Noun", "1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200751" }, "umlaut vowel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030558" } }