Umlaut (noun)
oom-lout
a mark placed over a vowel to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without it, especially as so used in German.
First recorded around 1835–45 and comes from German, equivalent to um-, “about, around” and Laut, “sound.”
Example sentences
“When learning German it’s important to learn the rules of the Umlaut.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
