German word

Dreißiger

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈdʁaɪ̯sɪgɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounthirty-something

Example

Er ist ein Dreißiger.

He is in his thirties.

Illustration for Dreißiger (thirty-something)

More examples

Ein berufstätiger Dreißiger hat oft wenig Freizeit.

A working thirty-something often has little free time.

Core concept

A person grouped under the decade that begins at thirty.

Common phrases

  • berufstätiger Dreißiger

    working thirty-something

  • verheirateter Dreißiger

    married thirty-something

Similar words

Dreißigjähriger: A person who is exactly thirty years old.
Dreißigjährige: A thirty-year-old person.

Definition in German

Als Dreißiger wird jemand bezeichnet, dessen Alter zwischen dreißig und neununddreißig Jahren liegt.

Word origin

The noun Dreißiger combines the number word dreißig with the suffix -er, a productive pattern for naming a person by an age decade.

Usage tips

  • For the age range itself, German commonly uses in den Dreißigern rather than Dreißiger.

Opposites

  • Vierzigerforty-somethingnoun

Related words

  • Dreißigjährigerthirty-year-oldnoun
  • dreißigfachthirtyfoldadjective

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