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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[G.;

on +

laut

sound.]

(Phon.)

An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.

See also: anlaut

Anlaut m ‎(genitive Anlauts or Anlautes, plural Anlaute)

See also: Anlaut

anlaut ‎(plural anlauts)

(linguistics) The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position)