Laut

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) sound
2. (masculine,strong) noise

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laʊ̯t/

Etymology

From Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, hlūt, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūd, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“sound, noise”).
Cognate with Dutch luid, geluid, Old English hlȳd, Old Norse hljóð, Norwegian Nynorsk ljod, Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (hliuþ), Danish lyd, Norwegian Bokmål lyd.

Sentences

Laut einem Brief von Br.

According to a letter from Br.

Laut meiner Ärztin liegt das am Körperfettanteil.

According to my doctor, this is due to the body fat percentage.