ich-laut

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English

Etymology

From German Ich-Laut, from ich (“I”) (which has this sound in German) + Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (properly) /ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/, (anglicised) /ˈɪxlaʊ̯t/, /ˈɪklaʊ̯t/, /ˈɪʃlaʊ̯t/

Noun

ich-laut (plural ich-lauts)

the voiceless palatal fricative, /ç/, especially in the context of the German language, but also sometimes otherwise (because it is best known from German)

Usage notes

In German, the digraph ‹ch› represents this sound, except after a, o, u, where it represents a voiceless velar or voiceless uvular fricative, called ach-laut.

See also

ach-laut

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