Lautgesetz

German

Etymology

From Laut + Gesetz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯tɡəˌzɛt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: Laut‧ge‧setz
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Noun

Lautgesetz n (strong, genitive Lautgesetzes, plural Lautgesetze)

  1. (linguistics) sound law [from ca. 1820]
    die Ausnahmslosigkeit der Lautgesetzethe exceptionlessness of sound laws

Declension

Derived terms

  • lautgesetzlich

Descendants

  • Dutch: klankwet (calque)
  • English: sound law (calque)
  • French: loi phonétique (calque)

Further reading

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