ich-laut

/ˈɪçlaʊ̯t//ˈɪxlaʊ̯t//ˈɪklaʊ̯t//ˈɪʃlaʊ̯t/

noun

the voiceless palatal fricative, /ç/, especially in the context of the German language, but also sometimes otherwise (because it is best known from German)

OriginGerman Ich-Laut →
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Meanings

nounich-laut (plural ich-lauts)

plural ich-lauts

  1. the voiceless palatal fricative, /ç/, especially in the context of the German language, but also sometimes otherwise (because it is best known from German)

Origin

  1. GermanIch-Laut
  2. Englishich-laut

From German Ich-Laut, from ich (“I”) (which has this sound in German) + Laut (“sound”).

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APA

ich-laut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ich-laut

MLA

“ich-laut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ich-laut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ich-laut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ich-laut.

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