Österreicher

German

Etymology

From Österreich +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːstəʁaɪçɐ/ (Northern Standard German)
  • IPA(key): /ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɐ/ (Austrian German and some German German)
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  • Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧rei‧cher

Noun

Österreicher m (strong, genitive Österreichers, plural Österreicher, feminine Österreicherin)

  1. Austrian (“person”)

Declension

Declension of Österreicher [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Österreicher die Österreicher
genitive eines des Österreichers der Österreicher
dative einem dem Österreicher den Österreichern
accusative einen den Österreicher die Österreicher

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Oesterreicher, Osterreicher, Oestereicher, Ostereicher, Oestreicher, Ostreicher

Notes

The word is pronounced as if spelled Östereicher, 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/.

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