Difference between revisions of "Year"
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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>]. | 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>]. | ||
| − | Related Greek '''''hōra''''' "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" (to which both English words are related) is of ''no help at all'' in getting this sorted in anyone's head. | + | Related Greek '''''hōra''''' "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" (to which both English words are related) is of ''no help at all'' in getting this sorted in anyone's head. |
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==Derived words== | ==Derived words== | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 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 "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" (to which both English words are related) is of no help at all in getting this sorted in anyone's head.
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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)
