umlaut

noun

1. （元音的）变音符
   the mark placed over a vowel in some languages to show how it should be pronounced, as over the u in the German word für

1. （德语等语言中加于元音之上的）变音符，曲音符号
   An umlaut is a symbol that is written over vowels in German and some other languages to indicate the way in which they should be pronounced. For example, the word 'für' has an umlaut over the 'u'.

1. Spelling an umlaut as ae, oe, or ue only maps to the corresponding exact match without further expansion.
   将元音变音拼写为ae、oe或ue只会进行精确匹配，而搜索结果不会进一步扩大。
2. To change ( a vowel) by umlaut. There are four types of grammatical tone-variations: light tone-variation, soft tone-variation, narrow tone-variation and pronoun tone-variation.
   变换元音通过元音变化改变（一个元音）语法变调主要包括：轻声化、轻音化、仄声支配式首字变调和代词所有格变调。
3. To change ( a vowel) by umlaut.
   变换元音通过元音变化改变（一个元音）

noun

1. a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound

   Synonym:    dieresisdiaeresis