austria
/ˈɔstɹi.ə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.07 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Austria. Capital and largest city: Vienna.
Example Sentences
- "Hungary, Austria and Poland are still refusing to participate in the resettlement plan, due to end in September. Other Eastern European countries, such as the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovakia, are only doing so on a limited basis, the commission said."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwss? Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsteros Proto-Germanic *austraz ▲ Proto-Germanic *austrąder. Proto-Germanic *austrą Proto-West Germanic *austr Old High German ōstar Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵsder. Proto-Celtic *rīgyombor. Proto-Germanic *rīkiją Proto-West Germanic *rīkī Old High German rīhhi Old High German Ōstarrīhhider. Latin Austriabor. English Austria From Latin Austria, a Latinization of Old High German Ōstarrīhhi, the first element of which means "east" and stems from Proto-Germanic *austraz (“eastern”), and the second element of which is rīhhi (“realm”). See east, eastern for more. Distantly cognate to Australia: it derives from the same Proto-Indo-European root, but via Latin, where it came to mean “south” rather than “east”. Compare also Austrasia.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Austria, Ōstarrīhhi, *austraz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔstɹi.ə/
- British English: /ˈɒstɹi.ə/