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German
Proper noun
Baiern n (proper noun, genitive Baierns or (optionally with an article) Baiern)
- (historical) the territory and chiefdom of the Bavarian tribe, chiefly before the creation of the Holy Roman Empire
- (linguistics) the area where Bavarian dialects are spoken (comprising only part of modern Bavaria, but most of Austria and South Tyrol)
- Obsolete form of Bayern (“the state of Bavaria in later times”).
Usage notes
- The above distinction between Bayern and Baiern is usually maintained in historic and linguistic scientific literature; otherwise only the ay-spelling is usual today. And, Baiern was the original "Bayern" and Bayern was used in 1825.
Noun
Baiern
- accusative/dative/genitive singular of Baier
- plural of Baier