Lausitz
German
Lausitz
Etymology
From Middle High German Lūsitze, from Proto-Slavic *Lužica, derived from *luža (“puddle, swamp”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian Łužica, Lower Sorbian Łužyca, Polish Łużyce, Czech Lužice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯zɪts/
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Proper noun
die Lausitz f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lausitz)
- Lusatia (region made up of eastern Saxony, southeastern Brandenburg, and a narrow strip of southwestern Poland)
Derived terms
- Lausitzer
- lausitzisch
- Lausitzserbe
- Lausitzslawe
- Lausitzwende
- Niederlausitz
- Oberlausitz
- Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Further reading
- “Lausitz” in Duden online
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