デボン紀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紀
き Grade: 5
kan’on

Alternative spelling
泥盆紀 (rare)

Alternative forms

• デヴォン紀(き) (Devon-ki)

Etymology

デボン (Debon, “Devon”) +‎ 紀 (-ki, “period”). Compare German Devon.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) デボ​ンき [dèbóꜜǹkì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [de̞bõ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Proper noun

デボン紀(き) • (Debon-ki) 

1. the Devonian period

See also

• 古(こ)生(せい)代(だい) (Koseidai)
• シルル紀(き) (Shiruru-ki)
• 石(せき)炭(たん)紀(き) (Sekitanki)