German word

Jahrtausend

Pronunciation

IPA/jaːɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t/

Meaning

  • neuter nounmillennium

Example

Im dritten Jahrtausend leben wir jetzt.

We now live in the third millennium.

Illustration for Jahrtausend (millennium)

More examples

Die Debatte über das Ende des Jahrtausends war intensiv.

The debate about the end of the millennium was intense.

Core concept

A single block on the timeline that stretches across one thousand years.

Common phrases

  • das dritte Jahrtausend

    the third millennium

  • Ende des Jahrtausends

    end of the millennium

  • Beginn des Jahrtausends

    beginning of the millennium

Similar words

Jahr: The length of time from one year to the next.
Jahrhundert: A hundred-year period counted as one unit.
Jahrzehnt: A ten-year period counted as one unit.
Epoche: A long era marked by its own historical or cultural character.

Definition in German

Die Zeitspanne von tausend Jahren.

Word origin

Jahrtausend is a transparent compound of Jahr, meaning year, and Tausend, meaning thousand.

Usage tips

  • Jahrtausend is neuter, so the definite article is das and the plural is Jahrtausende.

Opposites

Related words

  • Jahrtausendwendeturn of the millenniumnoun
  • jahrtausendelangfor a millenniumadverb

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