ach-laut

noun

ˈäḵ-ˌlau̇t

plural -s

sometimes capitalized A

: the voiceless velar fricative sound represented by the ch of German ach or the ch of Scottish loch, phonemically often allophonic with the ich-laut

Word History

Etymology

German, from ach ah, alas + laut sound, from Middle High German lūt; akin to Old English hlūd loud

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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