Jahrgang

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Etymology

From Jahr +‎ Gang. Compare West Frisian jiergong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːɐ̯ˌɡaŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Jahr‧gang

Noun

Jahrgang m (strong, genitive Jahrganges or Jahrgangs, plural Jahrgänge)

  1. vintage (wine identified by year and vineyard)
  2. vintage, year (all of a kind that were born or produced in the same year, or who are in the same year of a multi-annual programme, e.g. school)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 25/2010, page 129:
      Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.
      In addition, the numbers of people born in the same year are shrinking in Germany. The supply of workers, also in the top region, will soon be no longer sufficient to cover the demand.

Declension

Declension of Jahrgang
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jahrgang die Jahrgänge
genitive eines des Jahrganges, Jahrgangs der Jahrgänge
dative einem dem Jahrgang, Jahrgange1 den Jahrgängen
accusative einen den Jahrgang die Jahrgänge

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Hungarian: évjárat (calque)

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