Lausitz

German

Lausitz

Etymology

From Middle High German Lūsitze, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, derived from *luža (“puddle, swamp”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian Łužica, Lower Sorbian Łužyca, Polish Łużyce, Czech Lužice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊ̯zɪts/

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Proper noun

die Lausitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lausitz)

1. Lusatia (region made up of eastern Saxony, southeastern Brandenburg, and a narrow strip of southwestern Poland)

Derived terms

• Lausitzer
• lausitzisch
• Lausitzserbe
• Lausitzslawe
• Lausitzwende
• Niederlausitz
• Oberlausitz
• Oberspreewald-Lausitz

 

Further reading

• “Lausitz” in Duden online