Jahrestag

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

Further reading

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