Anlaut

See also: anlaut

German

Etymology

From an- +‎ Laut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈanˌlaʊ̯t/
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Hyphenation: An‧laut

Noun

Anlaut m (strong, genitive Anlautes or Anlauts, plural Anlaute)

(linguistics) anlaut, depending on the context either of the following:
Coordinate terms: Auslaut, Inlaut
1. the position of a sound at the beginning of a word
  Synonyms: Wortanlaut, absoluter Anlaut
2. the position of a sound at the beginning of a syllable
  Synonym: Silbenanlaut

Declension

Declension of Anlaut [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Anlaut	die	Anlaute
genitive	eines	des	Anlautes, Anlauts	der	Anlaute
dative	einem	dem	Anlaut, Anlaute¹	den	Anlauten
accusative	einen	den	Anlaut	die	Anlaute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Anlauterweichung

Related terms

Descendants

→ English: anlaut
→ Russian: анлаут (anlaut)

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