Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Liechtenstein, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (light, bright), + Stein (stone), literally meaning bright stone. Named after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/
    • enPR: lĭch′tənshtīn′[1]
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Audio (US):(file)

    Proper noun

    Liechtenstein

    1. A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.
      • 1812, Jedidiah Morse, “GERMANY.”, in The American Universal Geography, or, A View of the Present State of all the Kingdoms, States, and Colonies in the Known World, 6th edition, volume II, Boston: Thomas & Andrews, page 309:
        The principality of Liechtenstein, containing the lordship of Vadutz and Schellenburg, lies on the Rhine, before its entrance into the lake of Constance. Square miles 54; inhabitants 5100; revenue 40,000 guilders; contingent 40 men.

    Translations

    Adjective

    Liechtenstein (not comparable)

    1. Of or relating to Liechtenstein.
    2. Of or relating to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

    Translations

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Seltzer, Leon E., editor (1952), “Liechtenstein”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1051, column 3:Liechtenstein (lĭch′tu̇nshtīn″), []

    Further reading

    Acehnese

    Etymology

      Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

      Proper noun

      Liechtenstein

      1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

      Afrikaans

      Etymology

        Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

        Proper noun

        Liechtenstein

        1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; capital: Vaduz)

        Derived terms

        Basque

        Etymology

          Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /lit͡ʃes̺tai̯n/ [li.t͡ʃes̺.t̪ãĩ̯n]
          • Audio:(file)
          • Rhymes: -es̺tai̯n, -ai̯n

          Proper noun

          Liechtenstein inan

          1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

          Declension

          Declension of Liechtenstein (inan C-stem)
          indefinite
          absolutive Liechtenstein
          ergative Liechtensteinek
          dative Liechtensteini
          genitive Liechtensteinen
          comitative Liechtensteinekin
          causative Liechtensteinengatik
          benefactive Liechtensteinentzat
          instrumental Liechtensteinez
          inessive Liechtensteinen
          locative Liechtensteingo, Liechtensteineko
          allative Liechtensteinera
          terminative Liechtensteineraino
          directive Liechtensteinerantz
          destinative Liechtensteinerako
          ablative Liechtensteindik, Liechtensteinetik
          partitive Liechtensteinik
          prolative Liechtensteintzat

          Derived terms

          • liechtensteindar

          See also

          Further reading

          Central Nahuatl

          Etymology

            Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

            Proper noun

            Liechtenstein

            1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

            Danish

            Etymology

              Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

              Proper noun

              Liechtenstein

              1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

              Declension

              See also

              Dutch

              Etymology

                Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                Pronunciation

                • IPA(key): /ˈlix.tə(n)ˌstɛi̯n/, /ˈlix.tə(n)ˌstɑi̯n/
                • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
                • Hyphenation: Liech‧ten‧stein

                Proper noun

                Liechtenstein n (adjective Liechtensteins, demonym Liechtensteiner m or Liechtensteinse f)

                1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                See also

                Estonian

                Etymology

                  Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                  Pronunciation

                  • IPA(key): /lˈihtenʃtˈɑi̯n/

                  Proper noun

                  Liechtenstein (genitive Liechtensteini, partitive Liechtensteini)

                  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                  Declension

                  Declension of Liechtenstein (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
                  singular plural
                  nominative Liechtenstein
                  accusative nom.
                  gen. Liechtensteini
                  genitive
                  partitive Liechtensteini
                  illative Liechtensteini
                  Liechtensteinisse
                  inessive Liechtensteinis
                  elative Liechtensteinist
                  allative Liechtensteinile
                  adessive Liechtensteinil
                  ablative Liechtensteinilt
                  translative Liechtensteiniks
                  terminative Liechtensteinini
                  essive Liechtensteinina
                  abessive Liechtensteinita
                  comitative Liechtensteiniga

                  See also

                  References

                  • Liechtenstein in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
                  • Liechtenstein”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

                  Finnish

                  Etymology

                    Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                    Pronunciation

                    • IPA(key): /ˈlihtenstɑi̯n/, [ˈliçt̪e̞ns̠tɑ̝i̯n]
                    • Rhymes: -ihtenstɑin
                    • Syllabification(key): Liech‧tens‧tein
                    • Hyphenation(key): Liech‧tens‧tein

                    Proper noun

                    Liechtenstein

                    1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                    Declension

                    Inflection of Liechtenstein (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
                    nominative Liechtenstein
                    genitive Liechtensteinin
                    partitive Liechtensteinia
                    illative Liechtensteiniin
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtenstein
                    accusative nom. Liechtenstein
                    gen. Liechtensteinin
                    genitive Liechtensteinin
                    partitive Liechtensteinia
                    inessive Liechtensteinissa
                    elative Liechtensteinista
                    illative Liechtensteiniin
                    adessive Liechtensteinilla
                    ablative Liechtensteinilta
                    allative Liechtensteinille
                    essive Liechtensteinina
                    translative Liechtensteiniksi
                    abessive Liechtensteinitta
                    instructive
                    comitative See the possessive forms below.
                    Possessive forms of Liechtenstein (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
                    first-person singular possessor
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtensteinini
                    accusative nom. Liechtensteinini
                    gen. Liechtensteinini
                    genitive Liechtensteinini
                    partitive Liechtensteiniani
                    inessive Liechtensteinissani
                    elative Liechtensteinistani
                    illative Liechtensteiniini
                    adessive Liechtensteinillani
                    ablative Liechtensteiniltani
                    allative Liechtensteinilleni
                    essive Liechtensteininani
                    translative Liechtensteinikseni
                    abessive Liechtensteinittani
                    instructive
                    comitative
                    second-person singular possessor
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtensteinisi
                    accusative nom. Liechtensteinisi
                    gen. Liechtensteinisi
                    genitive Liechtensteinisi
                    partitive Liechtensteiniasi
                    inessive Liechtensteinissasi
                    elative Liechtensteinistasi
                    illative Liechtensteiniisi
                    adessive Liechtensteinillasi
                    ablative Liechtensteiniltasi
                    allative Liechtensteinillesi
                    essive Liechtensteininasi
                    translative Liechtensteiniksesi
                    abessive Liechtensteinittasi
                    instructive
                    comitative
                    first-person plural possessor
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtensteinimme
                    accusative nom. Liechtensteinimme
                    gen. Liechtensteinimme
                    genitive Liechtensteinimme
                    partitive Liechtensteiniamme
                    inessive Liechtensteinissamme
                    elative Liechtensteinistamme
                    illative Liechtensteiniimme
                    adessive Liechtensteinillamme
                    ablative Liechtensteiniltamme
                    allative Liechtensteinillemme
                    essive Liechtensteininamme
                    translative Liechtensteiniksemme
                    abessive Liechtensteinittamme
                    instructive
                    comitative
                    second-person plural possessor
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtensteininne
                    accusative nom. Liechtensteininne
                    gen. Liechtensteininne
                    genitive Liechtensteininne
                    partitive Liechtensteinianne
                    inessive Liechtensteinissanne
                    elative Liechtensteinistanne
                    illative Liechtensteiniinne
                    adessive Liechtensteinillanne
                    ablative Liechtensteiniltanne
                    allative Liechtensteinillenne
                    essive Liechtensteininanne
                    translative Liechtensteiniksenne
                    abessive Liechtensteinittanne
                    instructive
                    comitative
                    third-person possessor
                    singular plural
                    nominative Liechtensteininsa
                    accusative nom. Liechtensteininsa
                    gen. Liechtensteininsa
                    genitive Liechtensteininsa
                    partitive Liechtensteiniaan
                    Liechtensteiniansa
                    inessive Liechtensteinissaan
                    Liechtensteinissansa
                    elative Liechtensteinistaan
                    Liechtensteinistansa
                    illative Liechtensteiniinsa
                    adessive Liechtensteinillaan
                    Liechtensteinillansa
                    ablative Liechtensteiniltaan
                    Liechtensteiniltansa
                    allative Liechtensteinilleen
                    Liechtensteinillensa
                    essive Liechtensteininaan
                    Liechtensteininansa
                    translative Liechtensteinikseen
                    Liechtensteiniksensa
                    abessive Liechtensteinittaan
                    Liechtensteinittansa
                    instructive
                    comitative

                    Derived terms

                    See also

                    French

                    Etymology

                      Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                      Pronunciation

                      Proper noun

                      Liechtenstein m

                      1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                      Derived terms

                      See also

                      Galician

                      Etymology

                        Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

                        Pronunciation

                        • Audio:(file)

                        Proper noun

                        Liechtenstein m

                        1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                        German

                          Alternative forms

                          Pronunciation

                          • IPA(key): /ˈlɪç.tənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (standard)
                          • IPA(key): /ˈliːç.tənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (spelling pronunciation, proscribed)
                          • Audio:(file)

                          Proper noun

                          Liechtenstein n (proper noun, genitive Liechtensteins or (optionally with an article) Liechtenstein)

                          1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Fürstentum Liechtenstein; capital: Vaduz)

                          Derived terms

                          Descendants

                          • Japanese: リヒテンシュタイン (Rihitenshutain)

                          See also

                          Further reading

                          • Liechtenstein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

                          Hungarian

                          Etymology

                            Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                            Pronunciation

                            • IPA(key): [ˈlixtɛnʃtɛjn]
                            • Rhymes: -ɛjn
                            • Hyphenation: Liech‧tens‧tein

                            Proper noun

                            Liechtenstein

                            1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official names: Liechtensteini Hercegség and Liechtensteini Fejedelemség)

                            Declension

                            Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
                            singular plural
                            nominative Liechtenstein
                            accusative Liechtensteint
                            dative Liechtensteinnek
                            instrumental Liechtensteinnel
                            causal-final Liechtensteinért
                            translative Liechtensteinné
                            terminative Liechtensteinig
                            essive-formal Liechtensteinként
                            essive-modal
                            inessive Liechtensteinben
                            superessive Liechtensteinen
                            adessive Liechtensteinnél
                            illative Liechtensteinbe
                            sublative Liechtensteinre
                            allative Liechtensteinhez
                            elative Liechtensteinből
                            delative Liechtensteinről
                            ablative Liechtensteintől
                            non-attributive
                            possessive – singular
                            Liechtensteiné
                            non-attributive
                            possessive – plural
                            Liechtensteinéi
                            Possessive forms of Liechtenstein
                            possessor single possession multiple possessions
                            1st person sing. Liechtensteinem
                            2nd person sing. Liechtensteined
                            3rd person sing. Liechtensteine, Liechtensteinje
                            1st person plural Liechtensteinünk
                            2nd person plural Liechtensteinetek
                            3rd person plural Liechtensteinük, Liechtensteinjük

                            Derived terms

                            • liechtensteini

                            See also

                            Ido

                            Etymology

                              Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                              Pronunciation

                              • IPA(key): /likˈtɛn.stai̯n/, /likˈtɛn.ʃtai̯n/

                              Proper noun

                              Liechtenstein

                              1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                              See also

                              Italian

                              Etymology

                                Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                Pronunciation

                                • IPA(key): /lik.tensˈtajn/, /lix.tensˈtajn/[1]
                                • Rhymes: -ajn

                                Proper noun

                                Liechtenstein m

                                1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                See also

                                References

                                1. ^ Liechtenstein in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

                                Norwegian Bokmål

                                Etymology

                                  Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                  Proper noun

                                  Liechtenstein

                                  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                  Norwegian Nynorsk

                                  Etymology

                                    Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                    Proper noun

                                    Liechtenstein

                                    1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                    Polish

                                    Etymology

                                      Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

                                      Pronunciation

                                      • IPA(key): /ˈlix.tɛnˌʂtajn/
                                      • Audio 1:(file)
                                      • Audio 2:(file)
                                      • Rhymes: -ixtɛnʂtajn
                                      • Syllabification: Liech‧ten‧stein

                                      Proper noun

                                      Liechtenstein m inan

                                      1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                      Declension

                                      Derived terms

                                      • lichtensztajński
                                      • Liechtensteinka
                                      • Liechtensteińczyk
                                      • liechtensteiński

                                      See also

                                      Further reading

                                      Portuguese

                                      Alternative forms

                                      Etymology

                                        Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

                                        Pronunciation

                                         
                                        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /lis.tẽsˈtaj.ni/ [lis.tẽsˈtaɪ̯.ni]
                                        • (Portugal) IPA(key): /liʃ.tẽʃˈtaj.nɨ/

                                        Proper noun

                                        Liechtenstein m

                                        1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official names: (Brazil) Principado de Liechtenstein and (Portugal) Principado do Liechtenstein; capital: Vaduz)

                                        Derived terms

                                        See also

                                        Romanian

                                        Etymology

                                          Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                          Pronunciation

                                          • IPA(key): /lih.tenˈʃtajn/
                                          • Audio:(file)

                                          Proper noun

                                          Liechtenstein n

                                          1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                          Declension

                                          singular only indefinite definite
                                          nominative-accusative Liechtenstein Liechtensteinul
                                          genitive-dative Liechtenstein Liechtensteinului
                                          vocative Liechtensteinule

                                          See also

                                          Silesian

                                          Etymology

                                            Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

                                            Proper noun

                                            Liechtenstein m inan

                                            1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe; official name: Kśynstwo Liechtensteinu)

                                            Spanish

                                            Etymology

                                              Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

                                              Pronunciation

                                              • IPA(key): /lixtensˈtain/ [lix.t̪ẽnsˈt̪ãĩn]
                                              • IPA(key): /lixtenʃˈtain/ [lix.t̪ẽnʲʃˈt̪ãĩn]
                                              • Rhymes: -ain
                                              • Syllabification: Liech‧tens‧tein

                                              Proper noun

                                              Liechtenstein ?

                                              1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                              See also

                                              Swedish

                                              Etymology

                                                Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                                Pronunciation

                                                • IPA(key): /ˈlɪɧtɛnstajn/
                                                  • (Some Northern and Central Swedish speakers) IPA(key): [lɪʂ-]
                                                  • (Sometimes) IPA(key): [lɪç-], [-ʃtajn]
                                                • Audio:(file)

                                                Proper noun

                                                Liechtenstein n (genitive Liechtensteins)

                                                1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                                See also

                                                Further reading

                                                Welsh

                                                Etymology

                                                  Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

                                                  Proper noun

                                                  Liechtenstein m (not mutable)

                                                  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

                                                  See also