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Laut

noun · /laʊ̯t/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, hlūt m, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd m or n (“sound”), derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud”). Cognate with Dutch luid, geluid, Middle Low German lût, Old Frisian hlūd. Different formations from the same root are Old English hlȳd and Old Norse hljóð (whence Danish lyd etc.).

Translation

  1. any sound masculine, strong
  2. sound made by a person or animal masculine, strong
  3. sound of a language, phoneme masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Laut Laute
Accusative Laut Laute
Dative Laut Lauten
Genitive Lautes Laute

laut

adj · /laʊ̯t/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, akin to Old Saxon hlūd, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd.

Translation

  1. loud, noisy

laut

prep
Etymology

Shortened version of Middle High German nach lūt, alternatively nach lūte, with the modern German meaning of nach dem Wortlaut (“according to the wording”).

Translation

  1. according to

laut

verb
Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Translation

  1. third-person singular present of lauten; alternative form of lautet archaic, form-of, present, rare, singular, third-person