Re: Anlaut.

--- In cybalist@..., markodegard@... wrote:

> Ok. I know ablaut and umlaut. Now, in English terms, define anlaut.
> Please.
>
> English-term ablaut is the verb sing-sang-sung and the noun song.
>
> English-term umlaut is foot-feet, and High German fuss/fuess.
>
> What's anlaut?

This term is German by origin (as well as ablaut and umlaut you
mentioned).

Here are three more -lauts for your collection (all indicating
special phonetic conditions):

anlaut 'in the beginning of the word'
inlaut 'in the middle of the word'
auslaut 'in the end of the word'.

Sergei