Dictionary
an•laut
Pronunciation: (än'lout"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -lau•tePronunciation: (-lou"tu), [key] -lauts.
Ling.
1. initial position in a word, esp. as a conditioning environment in sound change.
2. a sound in this position. Cf.
auslaut, inlaut. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.