Umlaut
- Noun
The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.
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Umlaut
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Ö
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Ä
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Double acute accent
formed with a regular umlaut are letters in their own right in the Hungarian alphabet—for instance