ach-laut

See also: Achlaut

English

Etymology

German Ach-Laut, ach-Laut, from ach (which has this sound) + Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːx laʊt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

ach-laut (plural ach-lauts)

  1. The guttural phoneme /x/ (the voiceless velar fricative) of the German language, the sound of the letters ch in German coming immediately after a, o and u (central and back vowels), also found in other languages.

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