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)

(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
Antonym: auslaut

Related terms

Translations

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

Danish: indlyd c
German: Anlaut (de) m

Swedish: uddljud (sv) n, begynnelseljud n, framljud n, anljud n

Anagrams

alaunt

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