anlaut

See also: Anlaut

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: anʹlout, IPA^(key): /ˈan.laʊt/
• Rhymes: -aʊt

Noun

anlaut (plural anlauts)

1. (linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

   Antonym: auslaut

Related terms

• auslaut
• inlaut

Translations

The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position)

• Danish: indlyd c
• German: Anlaut (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: uddljud (sv) n, begynnelseljud n, framljud n, anljud n

Anagrams

• alaunt