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-jährig
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jährig
German
Etymology
From de Jahr n year and de -ig -y, literally “yeary”.
Pronunciation
de /ˈjɛːʁɪç/ standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈjeːʁɪç/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de /ˈjɛːʁɪk/ common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--jährig.wav
de De--jährig.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De--jährig2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de jäh rig
Suffix
de suffix adjective-forming suffixes
years old
de Ein dreißig-jähriger Mann. A thirty year old man.
years lasting
de 2010 w:Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2010-49.html 49/2010 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
de
de minderjährig
de volljährig
Related terms
de langjährig
de vorjährig