Kärnten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Kerntene, Kerenten, from Old High German [Term?], from Latin Carantania, possibly from a Celtic language, if so, from Proto-Celtic *karantos (“ally, friend”), related to the verb *kareti (“to love”). More at Carinthia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrntən/, [ˈkɛʁn.tn̩], [ˈkɛɐ̯n-], [-tən]

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Proper noun

Kärnten n (proper noun, genitive Kärntens or (optionally with an article) Kärnten)

1. Carinthia (a state of Austria)

Related terms

• Kärntner

See also

• (states of Austria) Österreichs Länder; Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Wien ^{(Category: de:States of Austria)}

Further reading

• “Kärnten” in Duden online