modify by umlaut

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• umlaut — /oom lowt/, Ling. n. 1. a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, esp. as so used in German. Cf. dieresis. 2. (in Germanic languages) assimilation… …   Universalium

• umlaut — um•laut [[t]ˈʊm laʊt[/t]] n. 1) ling. a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ӓ, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic, esp. as so used in German Compare dieresis 2) ling. (in Germanic… …   From formal English to slang

• umlaut — /ˈʊmlaʊt / (say oomlowt) noun 1. (of vowels in Germanic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel. 2. a vowel which has resulted from such assimilation, especially when written ä, ö, or ü in German.… …  

• umlaut — [oom′lout] n. [Ger, change of sound (< um, about + laut, sound, akin to LOUD): coined (1774) by F. G. Klopstock (1724 1803), Ger poet, but first used in special senses by Jakob GRIMM Jakob (Ludwig Karl) (1819)] Linguis. 1. a) a historical… …   English World dictionary

• umlaut Linguistics — [ ʊmlaʊt] noun 1》 a mark (¨) used over a vowel, especially in German, to indicate a different vowel quality. 2》 the process in Germanic languages by which the quality of a vowel was altered in certain phonetic contexts. verb modify with an umlaut …   English new terms dictionary

• modify — modifiable, adj. modifiability, modifiableness, n. /mod euh fuy /, v., modified, modifying. v.t. 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. 2. Gram. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a… …   Universalium

• modify — mod•i•fy [[t]ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract[/ex] 2) gram. (of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another… …   From formal English to slang

• umlaut — n. & v. n. 1 a mark used over a vowel, esp. in Germanic languages, to indicate a vowel change. 2 such a vowel change, e.g. German Mann, Maumlnner, English man, men, due to i, j, etc. (now usu. lost or altered) in the following syllable. v.tr.… …   Useful english dictionary

• modify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 make less severe or extreme; tone down (modify one s demands). 2 make partial changes in; make different. 3 Gram. qualify or expand the sense of (a word etc.). 4 Phonet. change (a vowel) by umlaut. 5 Chem. change or replace… …   Useful english dictionary

• modify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English modifien, from Anglo French modifier, from Latin modificare to measure, moderate, from modus Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make less extreme ; moderate 2. a. to limit or rest …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• modify — [c]/ˈmɒdəfaɪ / (say moduhfuy) verb (modified, modifying) –verb (t) 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter somewhat. 2. Grammar (of a word or larger linguistic form) to stand in a subordinate relation to (another form called the… …