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Jahr.

year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/jaːr/[jaːʁ][jaːɐ̯][jaː]
  1. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)

    neuter · strong
    Jahr für Jahr
  2. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)

    neuter · strong
  3. year (period between set dates that mark a year)

    neuter · strong
  4. year (level or grade in school or college)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār. Compare Low German Johr, Jahr, Dutch jaar, English year, Danish år. Doublet of Uhr.

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