Tyrol
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪˈɹoʊl/, /ˈtɪɹˌoʊl/, /taɪˈɹoʊl/, /ˈtaɪ.ɹoʊl/
- Rhymes: -oʊl
Proper noun
Tyrol
- A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck.
- A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.
Coordinate terms
states of Austriaedit
Derived terms
- South Tyrol
- East Tyrol
- Tyrolean
- tyrolite
Translations
state in the west of Austria
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region of central Europe
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Tyrol”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.ʁɔl/
Proper noun
Tyrol m
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “Tyrol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.rɔl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘrɔl
- Syllabification: Ty‧rol
Proper noun
Tyrol m inan (related adjective tyrolski, demonym Tyrolczyk, female demonym Tyrolka)
Declension
Declension of Tyrol
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tyrol |
| genitive | Tyrolu |
| dative | Tyrolowi |
| accusative | Tyrol |
| instrumental | Tyrolem |
| locative | Tyrolu |
| vocative | Tyrolu |
See also
References
- Tyrol in Polish dictionaries at PWN