Definition of AUSLAUT

auslaut

Plural: auslaute, auslauts

Noun

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

Examples

  • in auslaut

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

coda

Antonyms

anlaut, onset

Scrabble Score: 0

auslaut: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
auslaut: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
auslaut: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

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auslaut: not valid in Words With Friends