Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In philology, the final sound of a word.
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- noun linguistics The last sound of a word (word-final position) or syllable (syllable-final position).
Etymologies
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German, from aus- ("terminal, out") + laut ("sound").
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Examples
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ik heb / 'k heb jij hebt / je hebt e is a schwa in auslaut
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