Oberösterreich

German

Etymology

From ober- (“upper”) +‎ Österreich (“Austria”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç/ (Northern Standard German)
IPA^(key): /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç/ (Austrian German and some German German)
Audio (Austria): (file)
Hyphenation: Ober‧ös‧ter‧reich; pre-1996: Ober‧öster‧reich
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Proper noun

Oberösterreich n (proper noun, genitive Oberösterreichs or (optionally with an article) Oberösterreich)

Upper Austria (a state of Austria)

Declension

Declension of Oberösterreich [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Oberösterreich
genitive	des	Oberösterreichs, Oberösterreich¹
dative	dem	Oberösterreich
accusative	das	Oberösterreich

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

Notes

The word is pronounced as if spelled Oberöstereich, with a mid schwa /ə/ after /t/, 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/.