Ausland
German
Etymology
Back-formation from Ausländer (“foreigner”), from Middle High German ūzlender, from ūzlant (“outlying fields”), which had no continuation in Early New High German. Compare English outland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯slant/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file)
Noun
Ausland n (strong, genitive Auslandes or Auslands, no plural)
- foreign countries (collectively)
- Antonym: Inland
Declension
Declension of Ausland [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Ausland |
genitive | eines | des | Auslandes, Auslands |
dative | einem | dem | Ausland, Auslande1 |
accusative | ein | das | Ausland |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Ausland” in Duden online
- “Ausland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian
Proper noun
Ausland
- a surname