Burgenland

English

Burgenland in Austria

Etymology

From the German Burgenland. Literally, “land of castles”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡənlænd/

Proper noun

Burgenland

1. The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.

Coordinate terms

states of Austriaedit

• Burgenland
• Carinthia
• Lower Austria
• Salzburg
• Styria
• Tyrol
• Upper Austria
• Vienna
• Vorarlberg

Translations

the easternmost federal state of Austria

• Armenian: Բուրգենլանդ (Burgenland)
• Bavarian: Burgnland
• Bengali: বুর্গেনিস্তান (burgenistan)
• Czech: Burgenland (cs) m, Burgenlandsko (cs) n, Hradsko n
• French: Burgenland (fr) m
• Georgian: ბურგენლანდი (burgenlandi)
• German: Burgenland (de)
• Greek: Μπούργκενλαντ (el) (Boúrgkenlant)
• Hungarian: Őrvidék (hu), Lajtabánság, Felsőőrvidék, Burgenland (hu)
• Italian: Burgenland
• Macedonian: Градиште n (Gradište)
• Marathi: बुर्गनलांट (burganlāṇṭa)
• Polish: Burgenland (pl) m
• Portuguese: Burgenland m
• Romanian: Burgenland
• Russian: Бургенланд (Burgenland)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: Gradišće

• Slovene: Gradiščanska f
• Ukrainian: Бургенланд (Burhenland)

Further reading

• Burgenland on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

From German Burgenland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈburɡɛnlant]

Proper noun

Burgenland m inan (relational adjective burgenlandský)

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)

   Synonyms: Burgenlandsko, (obsolete) Hradsko

Declension

Declension of Burgenland (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)

	singular
nominative	Burgenland
genitive	Burgenlandu
dative	Burgenlandu
accusative	Burgenland
vocative	Burgenlande
locative	Burgenlandu
instrumental	Burgenlandem

See also

states of Austria: Rakouské zeměedit

• Burgenland
• Dolní Rakousy
• Horní Rakousy
• Korutany
• Salcbursko
• Štýrsko
• Tyrolsko
• Vídeň
• Vorarlbersko

Further reading

• “Burgenland”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “Burgenland”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Burgenland”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byʁ.ʒɑ̃.lɑ̃/

Proper noun

Burgenland m

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)

See also

states of Austria: états d’Autricheedit

• Basse-Autriche
• Burgenland
• Carinthie
• Haute-Autriche
• Salzbourg
• Styrie
• Tyrol
• Vienne
• Vorarlberg

German

Etymology

Formerly also called Vierburgenland, because it was created from the four regions of Pressburg, Wieselburg, Ödenburg and Eisenburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊʁɡn̩lant/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Bur‧gen‧land

Proper noun

das Burgenland n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Burgenlandes or des Burgenlands)

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)

Declension

Declension of Burgenland [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Burgenland
genitive	des	Burgenlandes, Burgenlands
dative	dem	Burgenland, Burgenlande1
accusative	das	Burgenland

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Burgenländer
  • Burgenländerin

See also

states of Austria: Länder Österreichsedit

• Burgenland
• Kärnten
• Niederösterreich
• Oberösterreich
• Salzburg
• Steiermark
• Tirol
• Vorarlberg
• Wien

Further reading

• “Burgenland” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Etymology

From German Burgenland

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbur.d͡ʒen.land/
• Rhymes: -urdʒenland
• Hyphenation: Bùr‧gen‧land

Proper noun

Burgenland m

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)

See also

states of Austria: stati dell'Austriaedit

• Alta Austria
• Bassa Austria
• Burgenland
• Carinzia
• Salisburghese
• Stiria
• Tirolo
• Vienna
• Vorarlberg

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Burgenland

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /burˈɡɛn.lant/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnlant
• Syllabification: Bur‧gen‧land

Proper noun

Burgenland m inan (related adjective burgenlandzki, demonym Burgenlandczyk, female demonym Burgenlandka)

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)

Declension

Declension of Burgenland

	singular
nominative	Burgenland
genitive	Burgenlandu
dative	Burgenlandowi
accusative	Burgenland
instrumental	Burgenlandem
locative	Burgenlandzie
vocative	Burgenlandzie

See also

states of Austria: kraje Austriiedit

• Burgenland
• Dolna Austria
• Górna Austria
• Karyntia
• Salzburg
• Styria
• Tyrol
• Vorarlberg, Przedarulania
• Wiedeń

References

• Burgenland in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Burgenland.

Proper noun

Burgenland

1. Burgenland (a state of Austria)