Jahrzehnt

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Etymology[edit]

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 jaartiental (decade).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Jahrzehnt n (strong, genitive Jahrzehntes or Jahrzehnts, plural Jahrzehnte)

  1. decade
    Synonym: Dekade

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Further reading[edit]

  • Jahrzehnt” in Duden online
  • Jahrzehnt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Jahrzehnt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache