/ows"lowt'/ , n. , pl. auslaute /-low'teuh/ , auslauts . Ling.
1. final position in a word, esp. as a conditioning environment in sound change.
2. a sound in this position. Cf. anlaut, inlaut .
[ 1880-85; aus- OUT- + Laut sound, as n. deriv. of auslauten to end (with a given sound) ]