Ostsee

German

Etymology

Ost (“east”) +‎ See (“sea”) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is Middle High German, Old High German and Proto-Germanic term?”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔstzeː/
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Proper noun

Ostsee f (proper noun, genitive Ostsee)

  1. Baltic Sea

Declension
Declension of Ostsee [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Ostsee
genitive einer der Ostsee
dative einer der Ostsee
accusative eine die Ostsee
  • Ostseeländer
  • Ostseestaaten

Further reading
  • “Ostsee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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