Mitlaut

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mit- (“with”) +‎ Laut (“sound”), a calque of Latin cōnsonāns (“consonant”, literally “with-sound”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Mit‧laut

Noun

Mitlaut m (strong, genitive Mitlautes or Mitlauts, plural Mitlaute)

  1. (phonetics, chiefly restricted to elementary school usage) consonant
    Synonyms: Konsonant; (dated) Mitstimmer
    Antonyms: Selbstlaut, Vokal

Declension

Declension of Mitlaut
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mitlaut die Mitlaute
genitive eines des Mitlautes, Mitlauts der Mitlaute
dative einem dem Mitlaut, Mitlaute1 den Mitlauten
accusative einen den Mitlaut die Mitlaute

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Mitlaut” in Duden online
  • “Mitlaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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