Gstättn

Bavarian

A Gstättn in Wien Meidling

Etymology

From Middle High German gestete (“shore, bank”), from Middle High German gestat (whence Gstad and German Gestade), from Old High German stad, stado, from Proto-Germanic *staþaz. Compare Early New High German gestätte (“embankments on a vinyard”). Cognate with English stathe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃd̥e̞d̥ːn̩/

Noun

Gstättn f (plural Gstättn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. urban empty space with vegetation, scrubs, bushes, etc.

Descendants

• → Austrian German: Gstätten