Lautgesetz

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German

Etymology

From Laut +‎ Gesetz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯tɡəˌzɛt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: Laut‧ge‧setz
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Noun

Lautgesetz n (strong, genitive Lautgesetzes, plural Lautgesetze)

  1. (linguistics) sound law
    die Ausnahmslosigkeit der Lautgesetze ― the exceptionlessness of sound laws

Declension

Declension of Lautgesetz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lautgesetz die Lautgesetze
genitive eines des Lautgesetzes der Lautgesetze
dative einem dem Lautgesetz, Lautgesetze1 den Lautgesetzen
accusative ein das Lautgesetz die Lautgesetze

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: klankwet (calque)
  • → English: sound law (calque)
  • → French: loi phonétique (calque)

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