ach-laut

ach-laut

See also: Achlaut

English

Etymology

German Ach-Laut, ach-Laut, from ach (which has this sound) + Laut (“sound”).

Noun

ach-laut (plural ach-lauts)

1. The guttural phoneme /x/ (the voiceless velar fricative) of the German language, the sound of the letters ch in German coming immediately after a, o and u (central and back vowels), also found in other languages.

Translations

German sound

German: Ach-Laut (de) m

See also

• ich-laut
• German Phonology (Wikipedia)