Also means
vowel mutation
Usage Note
Umlaut refers both to the diacritic dots and to the sound change marking plurals, as in Mann to Männer. The three umlauted vowels are ä, ö and ü. The plural Umlaute names the set of these vowels.
Examples
"Im Plural bekommt das Wort einen Umlaut."
Natural Translation
In the plural the word takes an umlaut.
Literal Translation
In-the plural gets the word an umlaut.
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