jaar

See also: jāar

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch jaar, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɑːr/

Noun

jaar (plural jare, diminutive jaartjie)

year

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jâer, from Old Dutch jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːr
IPA^(key): /jaːr/
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Noun

jaar n (plural jaren, diminutive jaartje n)

year

Usage notes

The singular form is normally in used after numerals and stock phrases instead of plurals but both are considered correct grammatically. Thus, it would be more common to say "vele jaren geleden" – many years ago; but "drie jaar geleden" – "three years ago" or in "in de laatste paar jaar" as opposed to "in de laatste paar jaren" ("in the last couple of years").

Derived terms

jaargang
jaarlijks
jaartelling
jaarverslag
jarenlang
levensjaar
overjaars

Descendants

Afrikaans: jaar
→ Sranan Tongo: yari

Anagrams

raja

Westrobothnian

Noun

jaar (definite jare, dative jaren)

The year’s yield, or similar.
eta borti jaren
to eat from the year’s harvest

Synonyms

arsens