superjaro

Esperanto

Etymology

From super (“above”) +‎ jaro (“year”), probably as a mistaken calque of Yiddish עיבור־יאָר‎ (iber-yor, “leap year”), where the first element is homophonous to איבער‎ (iber, “over, above”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /superˈjaro/
Hyphenation: su‧per‧ja‧ro
Rhymes: -aro

Noun

superjaro (accusative singular superjaron, plural superjaroj, accusative plural superjarojn)

leap year

Meronyms

supertago (“leap day”)

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