anlaut

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anlaut

/ˈan.laʊt/

Rhymes with -aʊt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).

noun anlauts

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

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noun first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position) — see also onset

Deutsch	Anlaut
Русский	нача́льный звук načálʹnyj zvuk, инициа́ль iniciálʹ

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"anlaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anlaut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

anlaut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anlaut

Chicago

"anlaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anlaut.

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@misc{anlaut_2026,
  title = {anlaut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anlaut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}