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Jahrzehnt
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German
de:
Etymology
18th-century coinage displacing older ambiguous de Dekade ten years; ten days. From de Jahr year zehn ten with final -t probably on the model of older de Jahrhundert century, or possibly from de zehnter tenth. Compare nl jaartiental decade.
Pronunciation
de /ja(ːɐ̯)ˈtseːnt/
de De-Jahrzehnt2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Jahrzehnt.ogg
de Jahr zehnt
Noun
n,(e)s
decade
de Dekade
Declension
n,(e)s
Derived terms
de jahrzehntelang
Related terms
de Jahrfünft
de Jahrhundert
de Jahrtausend
Further reading