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auslaut

/ˈaʊslaʊt/ UK
/ˈaʊsˌlaʊt/ US

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*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.

noun auslauts · auslaute

Synonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”). in auslaut
Similar: coda · Opposite: anlaut, onset

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{auslaut_2026,
  title = {auslaut},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auslaut},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}