anlaut
/ˈan.laʊt/
anlaut noun: the first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
Noun
anlaut (plural anlauts)
anlaut meaning in Persian
anlaut in Persian
- first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset
- آغازه âġâze
Forms of anlaut
| plural | anlauts |
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Origin of anlaut
Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).
Words that rhyme with anlaut
42 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- set about
- shout
- sprout
- doubt
- umlaut
- fill out
- grout
- pout
- devout
- drought
- gout
- nowt
- redoubt
- throughout
- without
- ablaut
- dout
- flout
- lout
- mahout
- misdoubt
- mought
- prone out
- strout
- term out
- trout
- zoom out
- 'bout
- aspout
- asprout
- bluff out
- chout
- dought
- knout
- kraut
- layabout
- ne'er cast a clout till May be out
- owt
- peter out
- regrout
- sout
- when in doubt, do nowt
Questions about anlaut
- What does anlaut mean?
- Anlaut means the first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).
- What is anlaut in Persian?
- Anlaut in Persian is آغازه (âġâze). See Anlaut meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is anlaut?
- Anlaut is a noun.
- How do you pronounce anlaut?
- Anlaut is pronounced /ˈan.laʊt/.
- What is the plural of anlaut?
- The plural of anlaut is anlauts.
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