Jahrgang

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːɐ̯ɡaŋ/

Noun

Jahrgang m (genitive Jahrgangs or Jahrganges, plural Jahrgänge)

1. vintage; year (all of a kind that were born or produced in the same year, or who are in the same year of a multi-annual programme, e.g. school)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 129:

     Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.

     In addition, the numbers of people born in the same year are shrinking in Germany. The supply of workers, also in the top region, will soon be no longer sufficient to cover the demand.

Further reading

• “Jahrgang” in Duden online