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German
Etymology
From vor- (“before”) + Jahr (“year”). Compare Dutch voorjaar (“spring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːrˌjaːr/, , , , ,
- Hyphenation: Vor‧jahr
Noun
Vorjahr n (strong, genitive Vorjahres or Vorjahrs, plural Vorjahre)
- previous year
- Antonym: Folgejahr
Die Zahl der Fälle hat sich im Vergleich zum Vorjahr fast verdoppelt.- The number of cases has almost doubled compared to the previous year.
- (obsolete) Synonym of Frühjahr (“spring”)
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Further reading
- “Vorjahr” in Duden online
- “Vorjahr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache