n̈
{{short description|Latin letter N with diaeresis}}
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"N̈", or "n̈" (referred to as n-diaeresis or n-umlaut) is a grapheme from several minor extended Latin alphabets, the letter N with a diaeresis mark.
It occurs in the orthographies of Jacaltec (a Mayan language), Malagasy (infrequently used), Tol language, and Cape Verdean Creole, in all four cases representing a velar {{IPAblink|ŋ}}. It is also used in the Boruca language,{{cite journal|url=https://openpublishing.library.umass.edu/livinglanguages/article/1855/galley/1815/view/|lang=Spanish|title=Revitalización de una lengua dormida en Costa Rica: Experiencias, retos y dilemas con respecto al Brorán (Térraba)|first1=Carlos|last1=Sánchez Avendaño|first2=Leonardo|last2=Porras Cabrera|pages=261, 276|journal=Living Languages|volume =1|access-date=May 6, 2025}} Nawdm language (where it only exists as a lowercase letter),{{cite web |url=https://www.nawdmasdn.com/sites/www.nawdmasdn.com/files/uploads/Dictionnaire.pdf|page=XI|website=Nawdm ASDM|title=WƐƐT BUUGU DICTIONNAIRE NAWDM - FRANÇAIS|lang=French|year=2013|access-date=May 6, 2025}} Jersey Dutch, and Ocaina language.{{cite web|url=https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/151889/_040-2017-MINEDU_-_12-01-2017_04_19_56_-RM_N__040-2017-MINEDU.pdf|title=Resolución Ministerial no 040-2017-MINEDU (Ministerial Resolution number 40-2017)|work=Ministerio de Educación, República del Perú (Ministry of Education, Republic of Peru|lang=es|date=January 11, 2017|access-date=May 6, 2025}}{{cite journal|url=https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/imanimundo/article/download/10695/13876|title=Morphosyntactic aspects of Ocaina: Between genetic features (Witotoan family) and areal influences|first1= Doris Fagua |last1=Rincón |first2=Frank |last2=Seifart|work=Amazon World|volume=1|pages=215-241|year=210|issn=2145-5082 |doi=10.5113/ma.1.10695 |access-date=May 6, 2025|doi-access=free}}
In chemistry, N̈ represents a nitrene.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9A5EQAAQBAJ&pg=PA612&dq=%22N%CC%88%22+-wikipedia&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0|page=612|title=Classics in Total Synthesis IV: New Targets, Strategies, Methods|first1=K. C.|last1=Nicolaou|first2= Ruocheng |last2=Yu|first3=Stephan|last3= Rigol |year=2024|isbn=9783527831494|publisher=Wiley|access-date=May 6, 2025}}
Encoding
"N̈" and "n̈" appear in very few languages, so they are not represented on any computer keyboard in any language.
Neither "N̈" nor "n̈" have precomposed forms in the Unicode character set, meaning their only representation is as a combining sequence of a letter "N" (or "n") followed by a combining diaeresis U+0308.
"N̈" and "n̈" are not available as HTML entities.
In popular culture
The letter is probably best known for its use in the title of the fictional band Spın̈al Tap. Its use there parodies the metal umlaut used gratuitously by several actual bands, such as Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead, and Mötley Crüe. According to fictional musician David St. Hubbins, "it's like a pair of eyes; you're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you".
The video game Borderlands 2 contains a boss named Captain̈ Flyn̈t.
American children's animated series Hanazuki: Full of Treasures logo stylized using umlauts as Han̈azüki.
See also
References
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