österlich
German, adjective/ˈøːstərlɪç/
österlich is spelled Ö-S-T-E-R-L-I-C-H (9 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Österlich is a German adjective meaning “referring to Easter as a feast” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zu Ostern gehörig, mit Ostern verbunden, an Ostern erinnernd”.
What does österlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
referring to Easter as a feast
österliche Dekoration
- 2
referring to (the belief in) the resurrection of Christ
österliches Leben
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. zu Ostern gehörig, mit Ostern verbunden, an Ostern erinnernd
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of österlich
- österlicher masculine nominative singular
- am österlichsten superlative
- österliche feminine nominative singular
- österliches neuter nominative singular
- österlichen genitive masculine singular
- österlichem dative masculine singular
- der österliche definite includes-article masculine
- die österliche definite feminine includes-article
- das österliche definite includes-article neuter
- die österlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des österlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der österlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem österlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce österlich?
- /ˈøːstərlɪç/
- [ˈʔøːs.tɐ.lɪç]
- [ˈʔøː.stɐ.lɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is österlich in German?
österlich appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).