Dauer

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German

Etymology

Back-formation from dauern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʊ̯ɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ

Noun

Dauer f (genitive Dauer, plural Dauern)

  1. (countable) duration
    Die Dauer des Verfahrens – zwei Monate – hat uns überrascht.
    The duration of the process—two months—surprised us.
    • 2008, Frank Hentschel, “Die Dauern der mittelalterlichen Musikgeschichte aus der Sicht des 19. Jahrhunderts.” In: Das Sein der Dauer, ed. Andreas Speer and David Wirmer, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pp. 57–58:
      Man kann sagen, daß sich ‚das‘ Mittelalter in den Augen der Musikhistoriker des 19. Jahrhunderts als ein Komplex aus Schichten zusammensetzt, die unterschiedliche Dauern besaßen.
      ‘The’ Middle Ages can be said to have consisted in the eyes of 19th-century music historians of a complex of levels that had various durations.
  2. (uncountable) permanence
    Der Friede ist vermutlich nicht von Dauer.
    Peace is probably not permanent.

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Further reading

  • Dauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Dauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Dauer” in Duden online
  • Dauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From the verb daueren.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dauer f (uncountable)

  1. duration