austmark

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word austmark. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word austmark, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say austmark in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word austmark you have here. The definition of the word austmark will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaustmark, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From aust (east) +‎ mark (field).

Noun

austmark f (definite singular austmarka, indefinite plural austmarker, definite plural austmarkene)

  1. a public accessible natural area, usually east of a larger inhabited area, such as a city
    Coordinate terms: nordmark, sørmark, vestmark

Etymology 2

From aust (east) +‎ mark (mark (currency)), possibly a calque of German Ostmark.

Noun

austmark f (plural austmarka)

  1. the East German mark