-jährig

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German

Etymology

From Jahr n (“year”) and -ig (“-ous”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːʁɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːʁɪç/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: jäh‧rig

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-jährig

  1. years old
  2. years lasting
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 49/2010, page 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.

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