See also: Lauten and läuten

German

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯.tən/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

edit

From Middle High German lūten (to sound, ring), from Old High German hlūtēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūdēn. Equivalent to Laut +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch luiden. The general sense was absorbed in Modern German by läuten, originally the factitive of lauten.

Verb

edit

lauten (weak, third-person singular present lautet, past tense lautete, past participle gelautet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to read (have a certain content or wording)
    Wie lautet Ihre Adresse?What is your address?
    Der Brief lautet: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich setze Sie hiermit in Kenntnis, dass...
    The letter reads: Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby notify you that...
    Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch.The verdict was an acquittal.
  2. (obsolete) to sound, ring
    Synonyms: läuten, klingen, schellen, tönen
Conjugation
edit

Etymology 2

edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

edit

lauten

  1. inflection of laut:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

edit
  • lauten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • lauten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • lauten” in Duden online
  • lauten” in OpenThesaurus.de
pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy