Laut

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See also: laut and ļaut

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, hlūt, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“sound, noise”).

Cognate with Dutch luid, geluid, Old English hlȳd, Old Norse hljóð, Norwegian Nynorsk ljod, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (hliuþ), Danish lyd, Norwegian Bokmål lyd.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯t/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯t
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Noun[edit]

Laut m (strong, genitive Lautes or Lauts, plural Laute)

  1. sound
  2. noise

Declension[edit]

Declension of Laut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Laut die Laute
genitive eines des Lautes, Lauts der Laute
dative einem dem Laut, Laute1 den Lauten
accusative einen den Laut die Laute

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Laut

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Laut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laut” in Duden online
  • “Laut”, in PONS (in German), Stuttgart: PONS GmbH, 2001–2024

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Laut m (plural Laut)

  1. sound
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Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Cognate with German Laut, Dutch luid, Old English hlȳd, Icelandic hljóð, Danish lyd.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Laut m (plural Lauter)

  1. sound

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Laut m

Noun[edit]

Laut

  1. sound
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