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umlautlessness

umlautlessness noun: the fact or state of not exhibiting any signs of phonological umlaut.

Noun

umlautlessness (uncountable)

  1. The fact or state of not exhibiting any signs of phonological umlaut.
    • As noted, the weak suffix -ita (< -iða) loses its vowel in long stems, creating this pattern of umlautlessness in long-stem preterit forms.2012, Joseph Salmons, A History of German, page 136

Origin of umlautlessness

From umlautless + -ness.

Questions about umlautlessness

What does umlautlessness mean?
Umlautlessness means the fact or state of not exhibiting any signs of phonological umlaut.
What part of speech is umlautlessness?
Umlautlessness is a noun.

Words near umlautlessness in the dictionary

  1. umlautable
  2. umlaute
  3. umlauted
  4. umlauting
  5. umlautless
  6. umlautlessness
  7. umlauts
  8. umlessness
  9. Umling
  10. UMLS
  11. umlungu

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