Vaterland

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vaterlant, from Old High German faterlant, constructed as Vater +‎ Land, following Latin patria. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfaːtɐˌlant/, [ˈfaːtʰɐˌlantʰ] === Noun === Vaterland n (strong, genitive Vaterlandes or Vaterlands, plural Vaterländer) fatherland, homeland: the land from which one originates Synonyms: Geburtsland, Heimatland, Heimat, Herkunftsland, Ursprungsland ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vaterlandsliebe Vaterlandsfreund === Further reading === “Vaterland” in Duden online “Vaterland”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)