Oberösterreich

== German == === Etymology === From ober- (“upper”) +‎ Österreich (“Austria”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç/ (Northern Standard German) IPA(key): /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç/ (Austrian German and some German German) Hyphenation: Ober‧ös‧ter‧reich; pre-1996: Ober‧öster‧reich === Proper noun === Oberösterreich n (proper noun, genitive Oberösterreichs or (optionally with an article) Oberösterreich) Upper Austria (a state of Austria) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Oberösterreicher Oberösterreicherin oberösterreichisch === Notes === The word is pronounced as if spelled Oberöstereich, 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 ===