Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Vorarlberg (literally, "before the Arlberg"), from vor (“before; in front of”) + Arlberg (“massif shared between Vorarlberg and Tyrol”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːɹˌɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Proper noun

Vorarlberg

1. The westernmost federal state of Austria.

Coordinate terms

• (states of Austria) state of Austria; Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, Vorarlberg, Vienna ^{(Category: en:States of Austria)}

Translations

the westernmost federal state of Austria

Chinese: Mandarin: 福拉尔贝格, 福拉爾貝格／福拉尔贝格 (Fúlā'ěrbèigé), 福拉尔贝格州, 福拉爾貝格州／福拉尔贝格州 (Fúlā'ěrbèigézhōu) Czech: Vorarlbersko (cs) n Danish: (please verify) Vorarlberg c French: Vorarlberg (fr) m German: Vorarlberg (de) n Alemannic German: Vorarlbearg, Voralbärg, Voraadelbearg, Vorarlberg (official) Greek: Φόραρλμπεργκ n (Fórarlmpergk) Hungarian: Vorarlberg Italian: Vorarlberg m Japanese: フォアアールベルク州 (Fuoaāruberukushū) Korean: 포어아를베르크 (po'eoareulbereukeu), 포어아를베르크주 (po'eoareulbereukeuju) Latin: Cisarulana f, (please verify) Cisarula f Macedonian: Предарлска f (Predarlska) Polish: Vorarlberg (pl) m, Przedarulania (pl) f Russian: Фо́рарльберг m (Fórarlʹberg) Spanish: (please verify) Vorarlberg m Swedish: Vorarlberg (sv) n

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German

Etymology

From vor (“before, in front of”) +‎ Arlberg (“massif shared between Vorarlberg and Tyrol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foːɐ̯ˈʔaʁlbɛʁk/, /ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaʁlbɛʁk/
• (Austria) IPA^(key): /foːɐ̯ˈʔaːlbeɐk/, /foːɐ̯ˈʔadl̩beɐk/

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Proper noun

Vorarlberg n (proper noun, genitive Vorarlbergs or (optionally with an article) Vorarlberg)

1. Vorarlberg (the westernmost federal state of Austria)

Synonyms

• Ländle n (Austria, regional, jocular)

Derived terms

• Vorarlberger
• vorarlbergisch

Descendants

• → English: Vorarlberg

Further reading

• “Vorarlberg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache