Neuter
Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun)
  2. (neuter, strong) year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)
  3. (neuter, strong) year (period between set dates that mark a year)
  4. (neuter, strong) year (level or grade in school or college)

Synonyms

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

jahr

Fribourg

Fribourg

jaar

Fribourg

Fribourg

jahr

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

johr

Fribourg

Fribourg

jauner

Fribourg

Fribourg

joor

Fribourg

Fribourg

jaun

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

joor

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/jaːr/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic *jār. Compare Low German Johr, Jahr, Dutch jaar, English year, Danish år. Doublet of Uhr.

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