anlaut

See also: Anlaut

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: anʹlout, IPA^(key): /ˈan.laʊt/
• Rhymes: -aʊt

Noun

anlaut (plural anlauts)

1. (linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

   Hyponym: onset

   Coordinate terms: auslaut, inlaut

   in anlaut ― at the beginning of a word or syllable

Translations

first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset

• Danish: indlyd c
• Finnish: alkuäänne
• German: Anlaut (de) m
• Polish: nagłos (pl) m
• Russian: нача́льный звук m (načálʹnyj zvuk), инициа́ль (ru) f (iniciálʹ)
• Swedish: uddljud (sv) n, begynnelseljud n, framljud n, anljud n

Anagrams

• Lantau, alaunt