Jahrtausend

/jaːɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t/

das noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
die Jahrtausende

Meaning

  1. millennium

    Built from Jahr (year) + tausend (thousand).

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

  • Jahr year
  • tausend thousand

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

milenio

milenio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "millennium."

Portuguese

milênio

milênio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "millennium."

Practice

1 What does Jahrtausend mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Pyramiden sind ___ alt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Jahrtausend?

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