Lånd

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognates include German Land, Yiddish לאַנד (land), Dutch land, English land, Old Norse land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land); also Proto-Celtic *landā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔnd̥/
• IPA^(key): /lɒ̃ːnd̥/ (East Central, Vienna)

Noun

Lånd n (plural Länder, diminutive Landl)

1. country (territory of a nation)
2. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
3. land (real estate or landed property)
4. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
5. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)