Kehllaut

German

Etymology

From Kehle (“throat”) +‎ Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeː(l)ˌlaʊ̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: Kehl‧laut

Noun

Kehllaut m (strong, genitive Kehllautes or Kehllauts, plural Kehllaute)

  1. (phonetics) A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal.
    Das Deutsche kennt vier Kehllaute: [χ], [ʁ], [ʔ], [h]. Das Arabische kennt zusätzlich noch [q], [ħ], [ʕ].
    German has four throaty consonants: [χ], [ʁ], [ʔ], [h]. Arabic has [q], [ħ], [ʕ] additionally.
  2. (phonetics, strictly, less common) Synonym of Glottal or Kehlkopflaut (“glottal”).

Declension
Declension of Kehllaut [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kehllaut die Kehllaute
genitive eines des Kehllautes, Kehllauts der Kehllaute
dative einem dem Kehllaut, Kehllaute1 den Kehllauten
accusative einen den Kehllaut die Kehllaute

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Kehlreibelaut
  • Kehlverschlusslaut

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