Arlberg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Arlberg. Analysable as Arle (“mountain pine”) + Berg (“mountain”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Proper noun

Arlberg

1. A massif in Austria shared between the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol, bordered by the Verwall in the south, the Lechquellen in the northwest and the Lechtal Alps in the northeast; the region has a long tradition of winter sports (mainly skiing) and its villages rely on tourism as their main source of income.
2. Clipping of Ski Arlberg.

Related terms

• Arlberg Pass
• Arlberg Railway
• Arlberg Railway Tunnel
• Arlberg Road Tunnel
• Vorarlberg

Translations

a massif shared between the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria

• French: Arlberg (fr) m
• German: Arlberg (de) m
• Latin: Arula f

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German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁlˌbɛʁk/

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Proper noun

der Arlberg m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Arlbergs)

1. Arlberg (a massif shared between the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria)

Derived terms

• Arlbergbahn (“Arlberg Railway”)
• Arlbergpass (“Arlberg Pass”)
• Arlberg Straßentunnel (“Arlberg Road Tunnel”)
• Arlbergtunnel (“Arlberg Railway Tunnel”)
• Langen am Arlberg
• Lech am Arlberg
• Sankt Anton am Arlberg/St. Anton am Arlberg
• Sankt Christoph am Arlberg/St. Christoph am Arlberg
• Stuben am Arlberg
• Vorarlberg

Descendants

• → English: Arlberg