Österreich

From Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi (attested since 996); a compound of an element meaning "east" (cognate to modern German Ost (“east”)) and rīhhi (“realm”) (modern German Reich (“realm”)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːstəˌʁaɪç/ (Northern Standard German)
• IPA^(key): /ˈøːstɐˌʁaɪ̯ç/ (Austrian German and some German German)

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• Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich

Österreich n (proper noun, genitive Österreichs or (optionally with an article) Österreich)

1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

   Synonym: Alpenrepublik

• Niederösterreich
• Oberösterreich

• Deutschösterreich
• Österreicher
• österreichisch

• → Japanese: オーストリー (Ōsutorī)

• Austrien (“Austrasia”)

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/.

• “Österreich” in Duden online
• “Österreich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache