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]
  • (file)
  • 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

Further reading

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