laut

Noun

 * 1) lute

Noun

 * 1) sea body of water

Etymology
From, from ,. Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Cognate to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) barn (for animals), coop

Etymology 1
From and, akin to 🇨🇬, from.

Adjective

 * 1) loud, noisy

Etymology 2
Shortened version of, alternatively , with the modern German meaning of.

Preposition

 * 1) according to

Usage notes
The preposition laut governs either the dative or genitive case. Originally used with genitive, the dative has been more common since 1900:
 * laut einem Bericht (also: eines Berichts) — according to a report.

The dative case is always used for plural nouns not preceded by an article, determiner, or adjective:
 * laut Berichten (not: Berichte) — according to reports.

An isolated noun of the strong declension remains uninflected in the singular:
 * laut Bericht (not: Berichts) — according to the report.

Adjective

 * 1) loud

Noun

 * 1) hollow, depression

Etymology
From, from , from , replaces an earlier (now ), from , from. Cognates with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) sea body of water

Etymology
From (compare 🇨🇬), from.

Noun

 * 1) gulf
 * 2) deep sea; high seas

Etymology
From, from , from. Displaced earlier (now ). Cognates with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) sea body of water
 * 2)  north

Verb

 * 1)  and 

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) raft