Mitlaut

German

Alternative forms

• Mitlauter (dated)

Etymology

From mit- (“with”) +‎ Laut (“sound”), a calque of Latin cōnsonāns (“consonant”, literally “with-sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪtˌlaʊ̯t]

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• Hyphenation: Mit‧laut

Noun

Mitlaut m (strong, genitive Mitlautes or Mitlauts, plural Mitlaute)

1. (phonetics, chiefly restricted to elementary school usage) consonant

   Synonyms: Konsonant; (dated) Mitstimmer

   Antonyms: Selbstlaut, Vokal

Declension

Declension of Mitlaut [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Mitlaut	die	Mitlaute
genitive	eines	des	Mitlautes, Mitlauts	der	Mitlaute
dative	einem	dem	Mitlaut, Mitlaute1	den	Mitlauten
accusative	einen	den	Mitlaut	die	Mitlaute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Mitlaut” in Duden online
• “Mitlaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache