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Germanic umlaut

metaphony in Germanic languages, occurring around 450–500, in which vowels are raised or fronted when the following syllable contains /i(ː)/ or /j/; e.g. Engl. foot → feet
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Germanic umlaut

Summary

Germanic umlaut ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Germanic umlaut's subclass of is recorded as umlaut[2].
  • Germanic umlaut's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07vrq[3].
  • Germanic umlaut's schematic is recorded as Vowels of proto-Germanic and general change when i-mutated.png[4].
  • Germanic umlaut's schematic is recorded as Vowels of proto-Old English and general change when i-mutated.png[5].
  • Germanic umlaut's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780630482[6].

Why It Matters

Germanic umlaut ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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