inlaut

[ in-lout ]
/ ˈɪnˌlaʊt /

noun, plural in·lau·te [in-lou-tuh] /ˈɪnˌlaʊ tə/, in·lauts. Linguistics.

medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
a sound in this position.
Compare anlaut, auslaut.

Origin of inlaut

1890–95; < German, equivalent to in- in-1 + Laut sound