English Explanatory Dictionary

ach-laut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The guttural phoneme /x/ (the voiceless velar fricative) of the German language, the sound of the letters ch in German coming immediately after a, o and u (central and back vowels), also found in other languages.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑːx laʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ach-laut.wav

Word forms

ach-laut ach-lauts

Etymology

From German Ach-Laut, ach-Laut, from ach (which has this sound) + Laut (“sound”).

Related words

ich-laut Voiceless uvular fricative – ach-sound in e.g. German Dach German Phonology
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