anlaut
[ ahn-lout ]
/ ˈɑnˌlaʊt /
noun, plural an·lau·te [ahn-lou-tuh] /ˈɑnˌlaʊ tə/, an·lauts. Linguistics.
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
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)
Words nearby anlaut
ankylosis,
ankylostomiasis,
ankyroid,
anlace,
anlage,
anlaut,
ann,
ann arbor,
ann.,
anna,
anna christie