Niederösterreich

== German == === Etymology === From nieder- (“lower”) +‎ Österreich (“Austria”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç] (Northern Standard German) IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç] (Austrian German and some German German) Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧ös‧ter‧reich; pre-1996: Nie‧der‧öster‧reich === Proper noun === Niederösterreich n (proper noun, genitive Niederösterreichs or (optionally with an article) Niederösterreich) Lower Austria (a state of Austria) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Ostösterreich; Österreich ==== Hyponyms ==== Sankt Pölten Waldviertel, Weinviertel, Mostviertel, Industrieviertel; NÖ-Mitte ==== Derived terms ==== Niederösterreicher Niederösterreicherin niederösterreichisch === Notes === The word is pronounced as if spelled Niederöstereich, with a mid schwa /ə/ after /t/, 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/. === See also ===