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umlautlessness en · NOUN

Etymology

From umlautless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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: