Ostsee

German

Etymology

Ost (“east”) +‎ See (“sea”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is Middle High German, Old High German and Proto-Germanic term?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔstzeː/

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Proper noun

Ostsee f (proper noun, genitive Ostsee)

1. Baltic Sea

Declension

Declension of Ostsee [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ostsee
genitive	einer	der	Ostsee
dative	einer	der	Ostsee
accusative	eine	die	Ostsee

Related terms

• Ostseeländer
• Ostseestaaten

Further reading

• “Ostsee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache