Definitions for anlaut
anlaut
an·laut
Spelling: [ahn-lout]
IPA: /ˈɑnˌlaʊt/
Anlaut is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 72 anagrams from letters in anlaut (aalntu).
Definitions for anlaut
noun
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initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
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a sound in this position.
Origin of anlaut
1880-85; German, equivalent to an- on + Laut sound, as noun derivative of anlauten to begin (with a given sound)