Laut

See also: laut and ļaut

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, hlūt, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“sound, noise”). Cognate with Dutch luid, geluid, Old English hlȳd, Old Norse hljóð, Norwegian Nynorsk ljod, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (hliuþ), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lyd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [laʊ̯t]
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯t

Noun

Laut m (genitive Lautes, plural Laute)

  1. sound
  2. noise

Declension
Declension of Laut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Laut die Laute
genitive eines des Lautes,
Lauts		 der Laute
dative einem dem Laut,
Laute1		 den Lauten
accusative einen den Laut die Laute
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Laut
  • lautieren
  • Lautung

Further reading
  • “Laut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laut” in canoo.net
  • Laut in Duden online
  • “Laut” in PONS (pons.com)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Cognate with German Laut, Dutch luid, Old English hlȳd, Icelandic hljóð, Danish lyd.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læːʊ̯t/

Noun

Laut m (plural Lauter)

  1. sound

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Laut m

Noun

Laut

  1. sound
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