lauten

See also: Lauten and läuten

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯.tən/
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Etymology 1

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

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

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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