hungarumlaut

English

Etymology

Blend of Hungarian +‎ umlaut.

Noun

hungarumlaut (plural hungarumlauts)

  1. (typography) The double acute accent (˝), a rare diacritical mark made up of two acute accents, chiefly used in the Hungarian language.
    • 2003 July 12, Andreas Höfeld, “Re: middle age font”, in comp.fonts, Usenet‎:
      The "regular umlaut" with the dieresis dots originated from a form with two vertical or slanted strokes (not unlike the "hungarumlaut" speaking in typographical terms).
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