Inlaut

German

Etymology

in +‎ Laut

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnˌlaʊ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: In‧laut
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Noun

Inlaut m (strong, genitive Inlautes or Inlauts, plural Inlaute)

  1. (phonology) inlaut, the position of a sound in the middle of a word
    Coordinate terms: Anlaut, Auslaut

Usage notes
  • In practice, the use of Inlaut may be more restricted than the above definition depending on the writer and the described language. For example, it may be used loosely for intervokalische Stellung (“intervocalic position”). With regard to the Germanic languages, inlaut is often tacitly restricted to the position after the stressed vowel, thus covering the b in geben, but not that in Gebet.

Declension
Declension of Inlaut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Inlaut die Inlaute
genitive eines des Inlautes, Inlauts der Inlaute
dative einem dem Inlaut, Inlaute1 den Inlauten
accusative einen den Inlaut die Inlaute

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → English: inlaut

Further reading
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