Alto Adige

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Alto Adige.

Proper noun

Alto Adige

  1. South Tyrol: A predominantly German-speaking autonomous province of the Trentino-Alto Adige region in north-east Italy; until 1919 part of Austria, since 1972 under a special autonomy statute.

Italian

Etymology

From alto (“high, tall”) +‎ Adige (“Adige”), in relation to the river Adige and its surrounding mountainous area, Tyrol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.to ˈa.di.d͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: Àl‧to‧À‧di‧ge

Proper noun

Alto Adige m

  1. South Tyrol (a predominantly German-speaking autonomous province of the Trentino-Alto Adige region in north-east Italy; until 1919 part of Austria, since 1972 under a special autonomy statute)

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