anlaut

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

• enPR: anʹlout, IPA^(key): /ˈan.laʊt/
• Rhymes: -aʊt

anlaut (plural anlauts)

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

   Hyponym: onset

   Coordinate terms: auslaut, inlaut

   in anlaut ― at the beginning of a word or syllable

• Lantau, alaunt