Difference between revisions of "Year"
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'''365 days'''. (except in a leap year, which has an extra day) | '''365 days'''. (except in a leap year, which has an extra day) | ||
| − | It's always embarrassing when mistaking ''years'' for ''hours'' in conversation, but it happens. | + | It's always embarrassing when mistaking ''years'' for ''hours'' in conversation, but it happens... |
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| + | maybe because of the similarity between English ''hour'' [<span style="color:#080;">aʊəʳ</span>], French ''jour'' [<span style="color:#080;">ʒuʁ</span>] and English ''year'' [<span style="color:#080;">jɜːr</span>]. | ||
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| + | Related Greek '''''hōra''''' <span style="font-size:83%;color:#037;">1) year, season, any part of a year; '''and''' 2) any part of a day, hour</span> <span style="font-size:70%;">(to which both English words are <span style="color:#AAA;">distantly</span> related)</span> is of ''no help at all'' in getting this sorted in anyone's head. | ||
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| + | <span style="font-size:75%;color:gray;">></span>^ᵕ^<span style="font-size:75%;color:gray;"><</span> | ||
==Derived words== | ==Derived words== | ||
*yearly: annual | *yearly: annual | ||
| − | *year-long: lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year <span style="font-size: | + | *year-long: lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year <span style="font-size:75%;">qui dure ''pendant une'' ou ''tout au long de l''' année</span> |
*yearling (1-year-old animal) | *yearling (1-year-old animal) | ||
| + | *of [https://www.etymonline.com/word/yore yore]: of years gone by | ||
[[Category:100-en]] | [[Category:100-en]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:49, 2 May 2020
Noun
- UK: jɪə(r), jɜː(r)
- US: jɪr
365 days. (except in a leap year, which has an extra day)
It's always embarrassing when mistaking years for hours in conversation, but it happens...
maybe because of the similarity between English hour [aʊəʳ], French jour [ʒuʁ] and English year [jɜːr].
Related Greek hōra 1) year, season, any part of a year; and 2) any part of a day, hour (to which both English words are distantly related) is of no help at all in getting this sorted in anyone's head.
>^ᵕ^<
Derived words
- yearly: annual
- year-long: lasting for or throughout the year qui dure pendant une ou tout au long de l' année
- yearling (1-year-old animal)
- of yore: of years gone by
