Jahrestag

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German jārestac, from Old High German *jāres tag, from Proto-West Germanic *jāras dag, equivalent to Jahr (“year”) +‎ -es- (“-'s”) +‎ Tag (“day”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːʁəsˌtaːk/
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Noun

Jahrestag m (strong, genitive Jahrestages or Jahrestags, plural Jahrestage)

  1. anniversary (day an exact number of years since an event)

Declension

Declension of Jahrestag
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jahrestag die Jahrestage
genitive eines des Jahrestages, Jahrestags der Jahrestage
dative einem dem Jahrestag, Jahrestage1 den Jahrestagen
accusative einen den Jahrestag die Jahrestage

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Jahrestag” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Jahrestag” in Duden online
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