lauter

lauter

See also: Lauter

English

Etymology

From German lauter (“pure, clear”, adjective).[1] Began to become common in English in the 1880s.[2]

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /laʊtɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /laʊtə(ɹ)/

Adjective

lauter (not comparable)

1. (brewing, of mash, only attributive) Clear.
   • 1905, Pure Products, volume 1, page 176:

     The practice in the Munich brewery made it plain that the object of the drawing off of the thick mash is to completely separate the thick mash from the lauter mash.

   • 1992, Eric Warner, German Wheat Beer, →ISBN:

     Since the husks and coarse grits are essential for distancing grist particles from one another in the lauter mash, their diminished presence in wheat beer worts will impede the lautering process.

   • 2003, Gregory J. Noonan, New Brewing Lager Beer: The Most Comprehensive Book, →ISBN:

     The thin lauter mash is quickly transferred to the tun, given a last thorough stirring, and allowed to settle.

Verb

lauter (third-person singular simple present lauters, present participle lautering, simple past and past participle lautered)

1. (brewing, transitive) To subject to lautering.

References

1. “lauter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
2. See e.g. The Brewer's Guardian of August 30, 1881, page 280, which also notes the German etymology.

Anagrams

• Tulare, at-rule, uretal, uteral

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊ̯tɐ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lūter, from Old High German hlūttar, from Proto-Germanic *hlūtraz. Compare Dutch louter (German in form), Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍂𐍃 (hlūtrs).

Adjective

lauter (strong nominative masculine singular lauterer or lautrer, not comparable)

1. (formal) sincere; honorable; of integrity; correct

   Synonyms: aufrichtig, ehrenhaft

   Der Angeklagten können lautere Absichten nicht abgesprochen werden.

   The defendant’s honorable intentions cannot be denied.

2. (formal, literary, most often of metal) genuine; pure

   Synonyms: eitel, echt

   Der König trug einen Ring aus lauterem Gold.

   The king wore a ring of genuine gold.

3. (colloquial, uninflected, not comparable) a lot of; a bunch of; much; many; several

   Synonyms: eine Menge, etliche, einige, viel, alle möglichen

   Ich hab auf der Party lauter alte Freunde getroffen.

   I met a bunch of old friends at the party.

Declension

Positive forms of lauter (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist lauter	sie ist lauter	es ist lauter	sie sind lauter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	lauterer lautrer	lautere lautre	lauteres lautres	lautere lautre
	genitive	lauteren lautren	lauterer lautrer	lauteren lautren	lauterer lautrer
	dative	lauterem lautrem	lauterer lautrer	lauterem lautrem	lauteren lautren
	accusative	lauteren lautren	lautere lautre	lauteres lautres	lautere lautre
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der lautere der lautre	die lautere die lautre	das lautere das lautre	die lauteren die lautren
	genitive	des lauteren des lautren	der lauteren der lautren	des lauteren des lautren	der lauteren der lautren
	dative	dem lauteren dem lautren	der lauteren der lautren	dem lauteren dem lautren	den lauteren den lautren
	accusative	den lauteren den lautren	die lautere die lautre	das lautere das lautre	die lauteren die lautren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein lauterer ein lautrer	eine lautere eine lautre	ein lauteres ein lautres	(keine) lauteren (keine) lautren
	genitive	eines lauteren eines lautren	einer lauteren einer lautren	eines lauteren eines lautren	(keiner) lauteren (keiner) lautren
	dative	einem lauteren einem lautren	einer lauteren einer lautren	einem lauteren einem lautren	(keinen) lauteren (keinen) lautren
	accusative	einen lauteren einen lautren	eine lautere eine lautre	ein lauteres ein lautres	(keine) lauteren (keine) lautren

Derived terms

• Lauterkeit
• läutern
• unlauter

Adverb

lauter

1. (formal) in a sincere, honorable, correct manner; with integrity

   Die andere Seite hat sich in den Verhandlungen nicht lauter verhalten.

   The other side did not behave correctly during the negotiations.

2. (colloquial) just; only; exclusively; often best translated with all

   Die Leute in der Verwaltung sind lauter Idioten.

   Those people in the administration are all idiots.

   Das ist doch lauter Unsinn, was du sagst.

   But that’s just nonsense what you’re saying.

Usage notes

• It is somewhat arbitrary to separate the sense “a lot, a bunch” (see the adjective) from the sense “exclusively, only” (adverb). Both often overlap and are not explicitly distinct in their construction. The distinction uninflected adjective versus adverb has been chosen here for simplicity, that is because the German synonyms and English translations tend to be of the respective parts of speech. — It may be well possible to analyse both senses as either adjectives or adverbs.

Synonyms

• ausschließlich
• lediglich
• nur
• alles

Adjective

lauter

1. comparative degree of laut

Adjective

lauter

1. inflection of laut:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Further reading

• “lauter” in Duden online
• “lauter” in Duden online