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.

Related terms

• Kehlreibelaut
• Kehlverschlusslaut

Further reading

• “Kehllaut” in Duden online