Österreich
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi (attested since 996); a compound of an element meaning "east" (cognate to modern German Ost (“east”)) and rīhhi (“realm”) (modern German Reich (“realm”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ˈøːstəˌʁaɪç] (Standard German)
- IPA(key): [ˈøːstɛˌɾɛɪ̯ç] (Austrian German)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich
Proper noun
[edit]Österreich n (proper noun, genitive Österreichs or (optionally with an article) Österreich)
- Austria (a country in Central Europe)
- Synonym: Alpenrepublik
Meronyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Japanese: オーストリー (Ōsutorī)
See also
[edit]- Austrien (“Austrasia”)
- (countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Weißrußland/Weißrussland, Zypern (Category: de:Countries in Europe)
Notes
[edit]The word is pronounced as if spelled Östereich, with a mid schwa [ə] as the second vowel, rather than the open schwa [ɐ], which is what the spelling suggests.
Further reading
[edit]- “Österreich” in Duden online
- “Österreich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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