Österreich

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German Osterīche, from Old High German Ostarrîhhi (attested since 996); a compound of an element meaning "east" (cognate to modern German Ost (“east”)) and rīhhi (“realm”) (modern German Reich (“realm”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈøːstəˌʁaɪç/ (Northern Standard German) IPA(key): /ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪ̯ç/ (Austrian German and some German German) Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich === Proper noun === Österreich n (proper noun, genitive Österreichs or (optionally with an article) Österreich) Austria (a country in Central Europe) Synonym: Alpenrepublik ==== Meronyms ==== Niederösterreich Oberösterreich ==== Derived terms ==== Deutschösterreich Österreicher österreichisch ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: オーストリー (Ōsutorī) === See also === Austrien (“Austrasia”) === Notes === The word is pronounced as if spelled Östereich, with a mid schwa /ə/ as the second vowel, rather than the open schwa /ɐ/, which is what the spelling suggests. Regionally however (including in Austria), any /ə/ can be lowered to [ɐ] when followed by /r/. === Further reading === “Österreich” in Duden online “Österreich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache