Ostmark

See also: ostmark

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔstˌmark/, [ˈʔɔstˌmaʁk], [-ˌmaɐ̯k], [-ˌmaːk]

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• Hyphenation: Ost‧mark

Etymology 1

From Ost (“east”) +‎ Mark (“mark”).

Noun

Ostmark f (genitive Ostmark, plural Ostmark)

1. (informal) The East German mark.

   Synonym: (official in West Germany) Mark-Ost

Declension

Declension of Ostmark [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ostmark	die	Ostmark
genitive	einer	der	Ostmark	der	Ostmark
dative	einer	der	Ostmark	den	Ostmark
accusative	eine	die	Ostmark	die	Ostmark

Synonyms

• Mark; Mark der DDR (official in East Germany)

Etymology 2

From Ost (“east”) +‎ Mark (“marches”).

Noun

Ostmark f (genitive Ostmark, plural Ostmarken)

1. the eastern marches, the easternmost territories of a state or empire, especially in a German or Germanic context

   die Ostmarken des Deutschen Reiches

   die eastern territories of the German Empire

Declension

Declension of Ostmark [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ostmark	die	Ostmarken
genitive	einer	der	Ostmark	der	Ostmarken
dative	einer	der	Ostmark	den	Ostmarken
accusative	eine	die	Ostmark	die	Ostmarken

Derived terms

• Ostmarkenverein

Proper noun

Ostmark f (proper noun, genitive Ostmark)

1. (historical) Specific uses.
   1. the eastern marches of Franconia in the Middle Ages
   2. an administrative unit comprising parts of Bavaria from 1933 to 1942 and Austria from 1938 to 1942
   3. (loosely) Austria as part of the Third Reich from 1938 to 1945

Declension

Declension of Ostmark [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ostmark
genitive	einer	der	Ostmark
dative	einer	der	Ostmark
accusative	eine	die	Ostmark

References

• “Ostmark” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ostmark (Geld, Ostgeld)” in Duden online
• “Ostmark (Landschaft)” in Duden online