The economic, political and social-cultural influence of current immigrants is far more beneficial to the nation than our media critics make them out to be. Hispanics are fast becoming the new foundation of our countryâs economic, political and social-cultural power.
umlaut - a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound. diaeresis, dieresis. diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation. Translations.
noun. 1  a. A change in a vowel sound caused by partial assimilation especially to a vowel or semivowel occurring in the following syllable. 2  The diacritic mark (Â¨) placed over a vowel to indicate an umlaut, especially in German.