Standard Lemma guide

auslaut

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: ousʹlout
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈaʊslaʊt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈaʊsˌlaʊt/

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of coda (“the optional final sound of a syllable or word, occurring after its nucleus and usually composed of one or more consonants”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

Examples

  • in auslaut

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coda

Antonyms: anlaut, onset

History

Etymology

PIE word *úd Borrowed from German Auslaut, from aus- (prefix meaning ‘out’) + Laut (“sound”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”)). The plural form auslaute is borrowed from German Auslaute.