411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Niederösterreich
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
German
de:
Etymology
de :af nieder-<t:lower> Österreich<t:Austria>
From de nieder- Österreich lower Austria.
Pronunciation
de [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç] Northern Standard German
de [ˈniːdɐˌʔøːstɐʁaɪ̯ç] Austrian German and some German German
de De-at-Niederösterreich.ogg Austria
de De-Niederösterreich.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Nie der ös ter reich; de Nie der öster reich pre-1996
Proper noun
toponym
de state c/Austria Lower Austria
Declension
toponym
Hypernyms
de Ostösterreich; de Österreich
Hyponyms
de Sankt Pölten
de Waldviertel, de Weinviertel, de Mostviertel, de Industrieviertel; de NÖ-Mitte
Derived terms
de Niederösterreicher
de Niederösterreicherin
de niederösterreichisch
Notes
The word is pronounced as if spelled Niederöstereich, 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