Ich-Laut

See also: Ichlaut and ich-laut

German

Alternative forms

  • ich-Laut (officially nonstandard, but very common)
  • Ichlaut (recommended by Duden, but quite rare)

Etymology

From ich (“I”, first-person singular prounoun) +‎ Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ich-Laut m (strong, genitive Ich-Lauts or Ich-Lautes, plural Ich-Laute)

  1. ich-laut (the voiceless palatal fricative)
    Synonym: stimmloser palataler Frikativ/Reibelaut

Declension

Declension of Ich-Laut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ich-Laut die Ich-Laute
genitive eines des Ich-Lauts, Ich-Lautes der Ich-Laute
dative einem dem Ich-Laut, Ich-Laute1 den Ich-Lauten
accusative einen den Ich-Laut die Ich-Laute

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • → English: ich-laut
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