Eozän
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German
Etymology
The term was coined in the 19th century. Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
das Eozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Eozäns)
- Eocene
- das Eozän ist die zweitälteste Abteilung des Tertiärs ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 2020, de.wikipedia, Tertiär:
- “Zu Beginn des Eozäns, vor rund 50 Millionen Jahren, stieg die globale Temperatur auf die höchsten Werte (ca. 30 °C) im gesamten Känozoikum („früheozänes Klimaoptimum").”
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Eozän
Hypernyms
- Paläogen, Känozoikum
- Tertiär (obsolete, but still informally used)