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Österreicher

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German

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Etymology

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    From Österreich +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈøːstəʁaɪçɐ/ (Northern Standard German)
    • IPA(key): /ˈøːstɐʁaɪçɐ/ (Austrian German and some German German)
    • Audio (Austria):(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧rei‧cher

    Noun

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    Österreicher m (strong, genitive Österreichers, plural Österreicher, feminine Österreicherin)

    1. Austrian (“person”)

    Declension

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    Declension of Österreicher [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Österreicher die Österreicher
    genitive eines des Österreichers der Österreicher
    dative einem dem Österreicher den Österreichern
    accusative einen den Österreicher die Österreicher

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    Notes

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    The word is pronounced as if spelled Östereicher, with a mid schwa /ə/ as the second vowel, 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/.

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