German Conversation · Level 77
59 words
German word
Epoche
Pronunciation
IPA/eˈpɔxə/
Meaning
- feminine nounera
Example
Diese Epoche brachte viele technische Neuerungen.
This era brought many technological innovations.
More examples
Diese Ideen prägten eine ganze Epoche.
These ideas shaped an entire era.
Core concept
A chapter of history with its own recognizable style, major events, and ways of thinking.
Common phrases
eine Epoche prägen
shape an era
die Epoche der Aufklärung
the Age of Enlightenment
während einer Epoche
during an era
Similar words
Periode: A defined period during which certain events or conditions continue.
Zeit: A common everyday word for a period or stretch of time.
Ära: A long historical period shaped by major political or cultural changes.
Definition in German
Eine historisch abgegrenzte Periode, die durch charakteristische Ereignisse, Stile oder Denkweisen zusammengehalten wird.
Word origin
German Epoche came through Latin epocha and French époque from Greek epoche, meaning a stopping or holding point, and later became a term for a historical period.
Usage tips
- Epoche is feminine, with the article die and the plural Epochen, so the phrase "in dieser Epoche" uses the feminine dative form.
Other meanings
- periodnoun
- epochnoun
Related words
- epochalepochaladjective
- Epochenwendeturning point between erasnoun
- Epochenbruchbreak between erasnoun