Lautstand

German

Etymology

From Laut (“sound”) +‎ Stand (“state, level”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯tˌʃtant/
  • Hyphenation: Laut‧stand

Noun

Lautstand m (strong, genitive Lautstands or Lautstandes, plural Lautstände)

  1. (linguistics) the outcome of a sound shift in a given language; a phonetic system in comparison to related languages
    Das Ripuarische zeigt Verschiebung von t und postvokalischem p, k. Ansonsten hat es niederfränkischen Lautstand.
    Ripuarian has shifted t and postvocalic p, k. Otherwise it shows Low Franconian sound correspondences.

Declension

Declension of Lautstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lautstand die Lautstände
genitive eines des Lautstands, Lautstandes der Lautstände
dative einem dem Lautstand, Lautstande1 den Lautständen
accusative einen den Lautstand die Lautstände

1Now rare, see notes.

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