auslaut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”).

Pronunciation

ousʹlout /ˈaʊslaʊt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auslaut.wav /ˈaʊsˌlaʊt/

Word forms

auslaut auslauts auslaute

Etymology

PIE word *úd Borrowed from German Auslaut, from aus- (prefix meaning ‘out’) + Laut (“sound”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”)). The plural form auslaute is borrowed from German Auslaute.

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