anlaut Philol.
(ˈanlaʊt)
[G., f. an on + laut sound.]
The initial sound of a word. So ˈanlauting ppl. a., serving as anlaut, initial.
| 1881 in Imp. Dict. 1884 E. Einenkel St. Kath. p. xvii, [MS.] Z frequently softens the anlauting f to u, that is, v. Whenever this u is no more than a peculiarity of Z's,..I gave it up for the f, which C always has as ‘anlaut’. 1892 G. Dunn in Classical Rev. Feb. 2/2 This representation of γ by ζ only occurs with certainty as an anlaut. 1933 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1931–2 28 Many philologists..distinguish between (1) absolute Anlaut.., (2) relative Anlaut... The first is the position of a sound at the beginning..of a phrase, the second is its position at the beginning..of a word within a phrase. |