Alpenrepublik
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German
Etymology
Alpen + Republik, literally “Alpine republic”.
Pronunciation
Noun
Alpenrepublik f (genitive Alpenrepublik, plural Alpenrepubliken) (informal, especially journalistic)
- Austria
- Synonym: Österreich
- (less often) Switzerland
- Synonym: Schweiz
Usage notes
- Use of Switzerland is much rarer than Austria. While both countries are “alpine republics”, the official name of Austria is Republik Österreich, whereas Switzerland is called Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft. Accordingly, Switzerland will usually be dubbed die Eidgenossenschaft in those contexts where Alpenrepublik is used of Austria.
Declension
Declension of Alpenrepublik
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Alpenrepublik | die | Alpenrepubliken |
| genitive | einer | der | Alpenrepublik | der | Alpenrepubliken |
| dative | einer | der | Alpenrepublik | den | Alpenrepubliken |
| accusative | eine | die | Alpenrepublik | die | Alpenrepubliken |
Further reading
Alpenrepublik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Alpenrepublik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Alpenrepublik” in Duden online
- “Alpenrepublik” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
