Liechtenstein

English

Etymology

From German Liechtenstein, after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle, which means “bright stone”, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪk.tən.staɪn/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

Translations

Adjective

Liechtenstein (not comparable)

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

Translations

See also

Acehnese

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

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

Derived terms

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Liechtenstein.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Liechtenstein n

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Derived terms

Estonian

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 —

Finnish

Etymology

From German Liechtenstein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlihtenstɑi̯n/, [ˈliçt̪e̞ns̠tɑ̝i̯n]
  • Syllabification(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

  • IPA(key): /liʃ.tənʃ.tajn/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Liech‧ten‧stein

Proper noun

Liechtenstein m

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Derived terms

See also

Galician

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Liechtenstein m

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪçtənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (standard)
    • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːçtənˌʃtaɪ̯n/ (spelling pronunciation; sometimes heard, but proscribed)

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)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Liechtenstein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

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

Ido

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lik.tenˈstajn/, /lix.tenˈstajn/[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

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Liechtenstein

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Liechtenstein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlix.tɛnˌʂtajn/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnʂtajn
  • Syllabification: Liech‧ten‧stein

Proper noun

Liechtenstein m inan

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Declension

Derived terms

  • lichtensztajński
  • Liechtensteinka
  • Liechtensteińczyk
  • liechtensteiński

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /liʃ.tẽsˈtajn/ [liʃ.tẽsˈtaɪ̯n]

Proper noun

Liechtenstein m

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Silesian

Proper noun

Liechtenstein m inan

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Liechtenstein ?

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Liechtenstein n (genitive Liechtensteins)

  1. Liechtenstein (a microstate in Central Europe)
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