Kärnten

German edit

Kärnten on German Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Middle High German Kerntene, Kerenten, from Old High German [Term?], from Latin Carantania, possibly from a Celtic language, if so, from Proto-Celtic *karantos (“ally, friend”), related to the verb *kareti (“to love”). More at Carinthia.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrntən/, [ˈkɛʁn.tn̩], [ˈkɛɐ̯n-], [-tən]
Audio (Austria) (file)

Proper noun edit

Kärnten n (proper noun, genitive Kärntens or (optionally with an article) Kärnten)

Carinthia (a state of Austria)

Related terms edit

Kärntner

See also edit

(states of Austria) Österreichs Länder; Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien ^{(Category: de:States of Austria)}

Further reading edit

“Kärnten” in Duden online

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