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umlautable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʊmlaʊtəbəl/

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adj

Meaning 1

capable of being affected by umlaut

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

Examples

  • The umlautable vowels in German are a, o, u, and au.
  • In western Old Dutch, only short vowels were umlautable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From umlaut + -able.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: umlautfähig — Translations
  • German: umlautbar — Translations