Meanings
proper noun
- A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.
The principality of Liechtenstein, containing the lordship of Vadutz and Schellenburg, lies on the Rhine, before its entrance into the lake of Constance. Square miles 54; inhabitants 5100; revenue 40,000 guilders; contingent 40 men.
1812, Jedidiah Morse, “GERMANY.”, in The American Universal Geography, or, A View of the Present State of all the Kingdoms, States, and Colonies in the Known World, 6th edition, volume II, Boston: Thomas & Andrews, page 309
adjectiveLiechtenstein (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or relating to Liechtenstein.
- not comparableOf or relating to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-to-s
- Proto-Germanic*leuhtaz
- Proto-West Germanic*leuht
- Old High Germanlioht
- Middle High Germanliecht
- Germanliecht
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
- Proto-Germanic*stainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*stain
- Old High Germanstein
- Middle High Germanstein
- GermanStein
- GermanLiechtenstein
- EnglishLiechtenstein
Borrowed from German Liechtenstein, from liecht, an obsolete variant of licht (“light, bright”), + Stein (“stone”), literally meaning “bright stone”. Named after the name of the ruling dynasty, which in turn derives its name from that of Liechtenstein Castle.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Liechtenstein, Liechtensteins
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- Liechtensteinsof or relating to Liechtenstein
Arabic لِيخْتَنْشْتَايْن
- لِيخْتَنْشْتَايْن (līḵtanštāyn)microstate in Central Europe
Basque Liechtenstein, liechtensteindar
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteindarof or relating to Liechtenstein
Bengali লিশ্টেনশ্টাইন
- লিশ্টেনশ্টাইন (liśṭenśṭain)microstate in Central Europe
Bulgarian Ли́хтенщайн, лихтенщайнски
- Ли́хтенщайн (Líhtenštajn)microstate in Central Europe
- лихтенщайнски (lihtenštajnski)of or relating to Liechtenstein
Catalan Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Chinese Cantonese 列支敦士登
- 列支敦士登 (lit⁶ zi¹ deon¹ si⁶ dang¹)microstate in Central Europe
Chinese Mandarin 列支敦士登, 列支敦斯登
- 列支敦士登 (Lièzhīdūnshìdēng)microstate in Central Europe
- 列支敦斯登 (Lièzhīdūnsīdēng)microstate in Central Europe
Czech Lichtenštejnsko, lichtenštejnský
- Lichtenštejnskomicrostate in Central Europe
- lichtenštejnskýof or relating to Liechtenstein
Danish Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Dutch Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Esperanto Liĥtenŝtejno
- Liĥtenŝtejnomicrostate in Central Europe
Estonian Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Finnish Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
French Liechtenstein, liechtensteinois
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteinoisof or relating to Liechtenstein
German Liechtenstein, liechtensteinisch
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteinischof or relating to Liechtenstein
Greek Λιχτενστάιν
- Λιχτενστάιν (Lichtenstáin)microstate in Central Europe
Hebrew לִיכְטֶנְשְׁטַיין, לִיכְטֶנְשְׁטַיְן
- לִיכְטֶנְשְׁטַייןmicrostate in Central Europe
- לִיכְטֶנְשְׁטַיְן (likhtenshtein)microstate in Central Europe
Hindi लिख्टेंश्टाइन
- लिख्टेंश्टाइन (likhṭeñśṭāin)microstate in Central Europe
Hungarian Liechtenstein, liechtensteini
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteiniof or relating to Liechtenstein
Icelandic Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Indonesian Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Irish Lichtinstéin
- Lichtinstéinmicrostate in Central Europe
Italian Liechtenstein, liechtensteiniano
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteinianoof or relating to Liechtenstein
Japanese リヒテンシュタイン
- リヒテンシュタイン (Rihitenshutain)microstate in Central Europe
Korean 리히텐슈타인
- 리히텐슈타인 (Rihitensyutain)microstate in Central Europe
Latin Lichtenstenum
- Lichtenstenummicrostate in Central Europe
Latvian Lihtenšteina
- Lihtenšteinamicrostate in Central Europe
Lithuanian Lichtenšteinas
- Lichtenšteinasmicrostate in Central Europe
Malay Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Māori Rīkeneteina, Rikitaina
- Rīkeneteinamicrostate in Central Europe
- Rikitainamicrostate in Central Europe
Norwegian Bokmål Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Polish Liechtenstein, liechtensteiński
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteińskiof or relating to Liechtenstein
- lichtensztajńskiof or relating to Liechtenstein
Portuguese Liechtenstein, Listenstaine
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- Listenstainemicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteinenseof or relating to Liechtenstein
- liechtensteinienseof or relating to Liechtenstein
- liechtensteinianoof or relating to Liechtenstein
Romanian Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Russian Лихтенште́йн, Лихтеншта́йн
- Лихтенште́йн (Lixtɛnštɛ́jn)microstate in Central Europe
- Лихтеншта́йн (Lixtɛnštájn)microstate in Central Europe
- лихтенште́йнский (lixtɛnštɛ́jnskij)of or relating to Liechtenstein
Slovak Lichtenštajnsko, lichtenštajnský
- Lichtenštajnskomicrostate in Central Europe
- lichtenštajnskýof or relating to Liechtenstein
Spanish Liechtenstein, liechtensteiniano
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
- liechtensteinianoof or relating to Liechtenstein
Swedish Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinmicrostate in Central Europe
Tagalog Litstenstayn
- Litstenstaynmicrostate in Central Europe
Tamil லீக்கின்ஸ்டைன், லீக்டன்ஸ்டைன்
- லீக்கின்ஸ்டைன் (līkkiṉsṭaiṉ)microstate in Central Europe
- லீக்டன்ஸ்டைன் (līkṭaṉsṭaiṉ)microstate in Central Europe
Thai ลิกเตนสไตน์, ลีชเทินชไตน์
- ลิกเตนสไตน์ (lík-dtêen-sà-dtaai)microstate in Central Europe
- ลีชเทินชไตน์ (lích-təən-sà-dtaai)microstate in Central Europe
Turkish Lihtenştayn, Lihtenştaynlı
- Lihtenştaynmicrostate in Central Europe
- Lihtenştaynlıof or relating to Liechtenstein
Ukrainian Ліхтенште́йн, Ліхтеншта́йн
- Ліхтенште́йн (Lixtenštéjn)microstate in Central Europe
- Ліхтеншта́йн (Lixtenštájn)microstate in Central Europe
- ліхтенште́йнський (lixtenštéjnsʹkyj)of or relating to Liechtenstein
Urdu لِخْٹِنْشْٹائِن, لِکْٹِنْسْٹائِن
- لِخْٹِنْشْٹائِن (lixṭinśṭāin)microstate in Central Europe
- لِکْٹِنْسْٹائِن (likṭinsṭāin)microstate in Central Europe
Vietnamese Lich-ten-xtên, Lích-ten-xtanh
- Lich-ten-xtênmicrostate in Central Europe
- Lích-ten-xtanhmicrostate in Central Europe
Yiddish ליכטנשטיין
- ליכטנשטיין (likhtnshteyn)microstate in Central Europe
Cite this entry
APA
Liechtenstein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liechtenstein
MLA
“Liechtenstein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liechtenstein. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Liechtenstein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Liechtenstein.
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