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anlaut

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(än′lout′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•laut  (än′lout′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lau•te (-lou′tə),USA pronunciation -lauts. [Ling.]
  1. Linguisticsinitial position in a word, esp. as a conditioning environment in sound change.
  2. Linguisticsa sound in this position. Cf. auslaut, inlaut. 
  • German, equivalent. to an- on + Laut sound, as noun, nominal derivative of anlauten to begin (with a given sound)
  • 1880–85

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