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)

1. (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

• anlauten
• anläuten
• Ablaut
• Auslaut
• Doppellaut
• Mitlaut
• Selbstlaut
• Umlaut

Descendants

• → English: anlaut
• → Russian: анлаут (anlaut)