Anlaut

//ˈan.laʊt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The first sound of a word (word-initial position) or syllable (syllable-initial position).

    "in anlaut"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Anlaut, from an- (“on, at the beginning”) + Laut (“sound”).

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