inlaut
American
[in-lout]
/ ˈɪnˌlaʊt /
noun
Linguistics.
plural
inlaute, inlauts-
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
-
a sound in this position.
Etymology
Origin of inlaut
1890–95; < German, equivalent to in- in- 1 + Laut sound
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