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Oberösterreich
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German
de:
Etymology
de :af ober-<t:upper> Österreich<t:Austria>
From de ober- Österreich upper Austria.
Pronunciation
de /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç/ Northern Standard German
de /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç/ Austrian German and some German German
de De-at-Oberösterreich.ogg Austria
de Ober ös ter reich; de Ober öster reich pre-1996
de De-Oberösterreich.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de state c/Austria Upper Austria
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Oberösterreicher
de Oberösterreicherin
de oberösterreichisch
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/.
See also