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Laut

Laut

See also: laut and ļaut

German

Noun

Laut m (genitive Lauts or Lautes, plural Laute)

  1. sound
  2. noise

Declension

Derived terms

  • Engelaut, Reibelaut
  • Explosivlaut, Plosivlaut
  • Laterallaut
  • Lippenlaut = Labiallaut
  • Nasenlaut = Nasallaut
  • Zahnlaut = Dentallaut
  • Zungenlaut = Linguallaut

Related terms

  • lautieren
  • Lautung

laut

laut

See also: Laut and ļaut

Basque

Noun

laut

  1. lute

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lautō, *lautiz. Compare Old Norse laut and Old Swedish lȫt. Cognate to Votic lautta

Noun

laut (genitive lauda, partitive lauta)

  1. barn
  2. stable

Declension


German

Etymology

From Old High German lūt, akin to Old Saxon hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯t/

Adjective

laut (comparative lauter, superlative am lautesten)

  1. loud, noisy

Declension

Antonyms

Preposition

laut (+ dative or genitive)

  1. according to

Usage notes

The preposition laut governs either the dative or genitive case. Usage with dative has been more common since 1900:

  • laut einem Bericht (also: eines Berichts)according to a report.

The dative case is always used for plural nouns not preceded by an article, determiner, or adjective:

  • laut Berichten (not: Berichte)according to reports.

An isolated noun of the strong declension remains uninflected in the singular:

  • laut Bericht (not: Berichts)according to the report.

Synonyms


Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laut, from Proto-Malayic *laut (compare Malay laut), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laud (compare Ilocano laud (west)), from Proto-Austronesian *laud.

Noun

laut

  1. sea (body of water)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *laut (compare Indonesian laut), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laud (compare Ilocano laud (west)), from Proto-Austronesian *laud.

Pronunciation

Noun

laut

  1. sea (body of water)