Rakousy
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Rakúsi, possibly from Old High German *Ratgoza (“followers of Ratgoz”, a personal name). According to Walter Steinhauser, the *Ratgoza were a group of Germans who settled at Raabs, on the northern frontier of the Eastern March, in the 9th century. The Czechs extended their name to the entire Austrian nation.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrakou̯sɪ]
Noun
Rakousy m inan pl
- (historical) Austria
- Upper and Lower Austria
Declension
Declension of Rakousy (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Rakousy |
| genitive | Rakous |
| dative | Rakousům |
| accusative | Rakousy |
| vocative | Rakousy |
| locative | Rakousech, Rakousích |
| instrumental | Rakousy |
See also
- Horní Rakousy (“Upper Austria”)
- Dolní Rakousy (“Lower Austria”)
References
Further reading
- “Rakousy”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Rakousy”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Rakousy”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025