österreichisch

See also: Österreichisch

German

Etymology

Österreich +‎ -isch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːstəʁaɪçɪʃ/ (Northern Standard German)
  • IPA(key): /ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɪʃ/ (Austrian German and some German German)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ös‧ter‧rei‧chisch

Adjective

österreichisch (strong nominative masculine singular österreichischer, comparative österreichischer, superlative am österreichischsten)

  1. (relational) Austrian

Declension

Notes

The word is pronounced as if spelled östereichisch, 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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