lauten

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯.tən/ === 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) (copulative, somewhat formal) to be, to read (have a certain content or wording) Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? ― What is your address? Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch. ― The verdict was an acquittal. (obsolete) to sound, to ring Synonyms: läuten, klingen, schellen, tönen ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== lauten inflection of laut: strong genitive masculine/neuter singular weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular strong dative plural weak/mixed all-case plural === Further reading === “lauten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “lauten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “lauten” in Duden online “lauten” in OpenThesaurus.de