auslaut
[ ous-lout ]
/ ˈaʊsˌlaʊt /
noun, plural aus·lau·te [ous-lou-tuh] /ˈaʊsˌlaʊ tə/, aus·lauts. Linguistics.
final position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
a sound in this position.
Origin of auslaut
1880–85; < German, equivalent to
aus-
out- +
Laut sound, as noun derivative of
auslauten to end (with a given sound)
Words nearby auslaut
auscultatory percussion,
ausform,
ausforming,
ausgleich,
auslander,
auslaut,
auslese,
ausonius,
auspex,
auspicate,
auspice