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)

(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

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