inlaut

[ in-lout ]

noun

, Linguistics.

, plural in·lau·te [in, -lou-t, uh], in·lauts.

1. medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
2. a sound in this position.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inlaut¹

1890–95; < German, equivalent to in- in- ¹ + Laut sound