Jahrzehnt

German

Etymology

18th-century coinage displacing older ambiguous Dekade (ten years; ten days). From Jahr (year) + zehn (ten) with final -t probably on the model of older Jahrhundert (century), or possibly from zehnter (tenth). Compare Dutch jaartien (decade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ja(ːɐ̯)ˈtseːnt/
  • Hyphenation: Jahr‧zehnt
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Noun

Jahrzehnt n (genitive Jahrzehnts or Jahrzehntes, plural Jahrzehnte)

  1. decade
    Synonym: Dekade

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