-jährig

See also: jährig

German

Etymology

From Jahr n (“year”) and -ig (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːʁɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʁɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)

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• Hyphenation: jäh‧rig

Suffix

-jährig

1. years old
2. years lasting
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 49/2010, page 80:

     Nach dreijähriger Flaute werden in Deutschland erstmals wieder deutlich mehr Wohnungen und Häuser gebaut.

     After a slack period lasting three years, for the first time there are significantly more apartments and houses constructed again in Germany.

Usage notes

• If combined with a number written with digits, a hyphen may be used in the compound word (e.g. 3jährig or 3-jährig); if combined with a word, no hyphen is used (e.g. dreijährig). However, the spelling reform rules of 1996 etc. proscribe spellings like 3jährig and prescribe spellings like 3-jährig and dreijährig.

Derived terms

• German terms suffixed with -jährig
• minderjährig
• volljährig

Related terms

• langjährig
• vorjährig