Kehllaut
German, noun/ˈkeː(l)ˌlaʊ̯t/
Kehllaut is spelled K-E-H-L-L-A-U-T (8 letters). Kehllaut is a German masculine noun meaning “A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Sprachlaut, der im Bereich der Kehle artikuliert wird”.
What does Kehllaut mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA 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].
- 2
masculinesynonym of Glottal or Kehlkopflaut (“glottal”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sprachlaut, der im Bereich der Kehle artikuliert wird 2. Laut, der aus der Kehle hervorgestoßen wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kehllaut
- Kehllautes genitive
- Kehllauts genitive
- Kehllaute plural
- Kehllauten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kehllaut?
- /ˈkeː(l)ˌlaʊ̯t/
- [ˈkeːlˌlaʊ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.