Liechtenstein

From German Liechtenstein, after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle, which means “bright stone”, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/

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Liechtenstein

2. A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

• Liechtensteiner

Liechtenstein (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Liechtenstein.
2. Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; capital: Vaduz)

• Liechtensteiner
• Liechtensteins

• IPA^(key): /lit͡ʃes̺tai̯n/ [li.t͡ʃes̺.t̪ãĩ̯n]

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• Rhymes: -es̺tai̯n, -ai̯n

Liechtenstein inan

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlix.tə(n)ˌstɛi̯n/, /ˈlix.tə(n)ˌstɑi̯n/

• Audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: Liech‧ten‧stein

Liechtenstein n (adjective Liechtensteins, demonym Liechtensteiner m or Liechtensteinse f)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• IPA^(key): /lˈihtenʃtˈɑi̯n/

Liechtenstein (genitive Liechtensteini, partitive Liechtensteini)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Declension of Liechtenstein (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Liechtenstein	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Liechtensteini
genitive			—
partitive		Liechtensteini	—
illative		Liechtensteini Liechtensteinisse	—
inessive		Liechtensteinis	—
elative		Liechtensteinist	—
allative		Liechtensteinile	—
adessive		Liechtensteinil	—
ablative		Liechtensteinilt	—
translative		Liechtensteiniks	—
terminative		Liechtensteinini	—
essive		Liechtensteinina	—
abessive		Liechtensteinita	—
comitative		Liechtensteiniga	—

• Liechtenstein in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Liechtenstein”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

From German Liechtenstein.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlihtenstɑi̯n/, [ˈliçt̪e̞ns̠tɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ihtenstɑin
• Syllabification^(key): Liech‧tens‧tein
• Hyphenation^(key): Liech‧tens‧tein

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• liechtensteinilainen

Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

• IPA^(key): /liʃ.tən.ʃtajn/

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• Audio (Switzerland):

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• Hyphenation: Liech‧ten‧stein

Liechtenstein m

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• Liechtensteinois
• Liechtensteinoise

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Liechtenstein m

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• Lichtenstein (now uncommon)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪçtənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (standard)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈliːçtənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (spelling pronunciation; sometimes heard, but proscribed)

Liechtenstein n (proper noun, genitive Liechtensteins or (optionally with an article) Liechtenstein)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Fürstentum Liechtenstein)

• Liechtensteiner
• liechtensteinisch

• → Japanese: リヒテンシュタイン (Rihitenshutain)

• “Liechtenstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): [ˈlixtɛnʃtɛjn]
• Rhymes: -ɛjn
• Hyphenation: Liech‧tens‧tein

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

   Synonyms: Liechtensteini Hercegség, Liechtensteini Fejedelemség

• IPA^(key): /likˈtɛn.stai̯n/, /likˈtɛn.ʃtai̯n/

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• IPA^(key): /lik.tensˈtajn/, /lix.tensˈtajn/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ajn

Liechtenstein m

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• liechtensteiner
• liechtensteinsk

Liechtenstein

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• liechtensteinar
• liechtensteinsk

Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlix.tɛnˌʂtajn/

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• Rhymes: -ixtɛnʂtajn
• Syllabification: Liech‧ten‧stein

Liechtenstein m inan

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• Liechtenstein in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Listenstaine (rare)

Liechtenstein m

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• IPA^(key): /lih.tenˈʃtajn/

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Liechtenstein n

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Liechtenstein m inan

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Kśynstwo Liechtensteinu)

• IPA^(key): /lixtensˈtain/ [lix.t̪ẽnsˈt̪ãĩn]
• IPA^(key): /lixtenʃˈtain/ [lix.t̪ẽnʲʃˈt̪ãĩn]
• Rhymes: -ain
• Syllabification: Liech‧tens‧tein

Liechtenstein ?

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪɧtɛnstajn/
  • (Some Northern and Central Swedish speakers) IPA^(key): [lɪʂ-]
  • (Sometimes) IPA^(key): [lɪç-], [-ʃtajn]

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Liechtenstein n (genitive Liechtensteins)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

• liechtensteinare
• liechtensteinsk
• liechtensteinska

• Liechtenstein in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Liechtenstein m (not mutable)

1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)