Österreich
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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): [ˈøːstəʁaɪç] (Standard German)
- IPA(key): [ˈøːstɛˌɾeɪ̯ç] (Austrian German)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich
Proper noun
editÖsterreich n (proper noun, genitive Österreichs or (optionally with an article) Österreich)
- Austria (a country in Central Europe)
- Synonym: Alpenrepublik
Meronyms
editDerived terms
editSee 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)
Further reading
edit- “Österreich” in Duden online
- “Österreich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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