Standard Lemma guide

ich-laut

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/ properly
  • /ˈɪxlaʊ̯t/ anglicised
  • /ˈɪklaʊ̯t/
  • /ˈɪʃlaʊ̯t/

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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