Jahrhundertwende

/jaːɐ̯ˈhʊndɐtˌvɛndə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Jahrhundertwenden

Meaning

  1. turn of the century

    Built from Jahrhundert (century) + Wende (turn).

    • Um die Jahrhundertwende wurde er geboren.

      He was born around the turn of the century.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Jahrhundert century
  • Wende turn

Practice

1 What does Jahrhundertwende mean?

2 Fill the gap: Um die ___ wurde er geboren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Jahrhundertwende?

nouncompound

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