Ostmark

Ostmark

See also: ostmark

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔstˌmark/, [ˈʔɔstˌmaʁk], [-ˌmaɐ̯k], [-ˌmaːk]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ost‧mark

Etymology 1

    From Ost (“east”) +‎ Mark (“mark”).

    Noun

    Ostmark f (genitive Ostmark, plural Ostmark)

    1. (informal) The East German mark.
      Synonym: (official in West Germany) Mark-Ost
    Declension
    Declension of Ostmark [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Ostmark die Ostmark
    genitive einer der Ostmark der Ostmark
    dative einer der Ostmark den Ostmark
    accusative eine die Ostmark die Ostmark
    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

      From Ost (“east”) +‎ Mark (“marches”).

      Noun

      Ostmark f (genitive Ostmark, plural Ostmarken)

      1. the eastern marches, the easternmost territories of a state or empire, especially in a German or Germanic context
        die Ostmarken des Deutschen Reiches
        the eastern territories of the German Empire
      Declension
      Declension of Ostmark [feminine]
      singular plural
      indef. def. noun def. noun
      nominative eine die Ostmark die Ostmarken
      genitive einer der Ostmark der Ostmarken
      dative einer der Ostmark den Ostmarken
      accusative eine die Ostmark die Ostmarken
      Derived terms
      • Ostmarkenverein

      Proper noun

      Ostmark f (proper noun, genitive Ostmark)

      1. (historical) Specific uses.
        1. the eastern marches of Franconia in the Middle Ages
        2. an administrative unit comprising parts of Bavaria from 1933 to 1942 and Austria from 1938 to 1942
        3. (loosely) Austria as part of the Third Reich from 1938 to 1945
      Declension
      Declension of Ostmark [sg-only, feminine]
      singular
      indef. def. noun
      nominative eine die Ostmark
      genitive einer der Ostmark
      dative einer der Ostmark
      accusative eine die Ostmark

      References

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