auslaut

English

Etymology

From German Auslaut, from aus- (“terminal, out”) + Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ousʹlout, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊslaʊt/
• Rhymes: -aʊt

Noun

auslaut (plural auslauts)

1. (linguistics) The last sound of a word (word-final position) or syllable (syllable-final position).
   • 1928, J. P. Harrington, Vocabulary of the Kiowa Language:

     Examples also occur of the elision of the second element of the diphthong iH in word auslaut before ’H […]

Related terms

• anlaut
• inlaut

Translations

Translations

• Danish: udlyd c, efterlyd c, baglyd c

• German: Auslaut (de) m