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year en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /jɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈ(j)ɪjə(r)/ (South-Asia)
  • /jøː/ (Wales)
  • /jiə/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈjɪɚ] ~ [ˈjɪɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈjiːɾ] (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /jiː.ə/ (Wales)
  • audio SSB
  • (California) audio
  • /jɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈjɪɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • yîr (Canada, General-American)
  • /jɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /jɜː/ Birmingham
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • /jøː/ (General-South-African)
  • /jir/ (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /jɪː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /jiː.ə/ Birmingham

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year From Middle English yeer, yere, from Old English ġēar (“year”), from Proto-West Germanic *jār, from Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, spring”). Doublet of hora and hour. Cognates Cognate with Scots year (“year”), North Frisian djooar, iir, Jaar, jeer, juar, jäär (“year”), Saterland Frisian Jíer (“year”), West Frisian jier (“year”), Bavarian Joahr, Jåar, Jåhr (“year”), Cimbrian djar, jaar (“year”), Dutch jaar (“year”), German Jahr (“year”), Limburgish jaor, Johr, Joër (“year”), Low German Johr, Jåhr (“year”), Luxembourgish Joer (“year”), Mòcheno jor (“year”), Swabian Johr (“year”), Vilamovian jür (“year”), West Flemish joar (“year”), Yiddish יאָר (yor), יאָהר (yohr, “year”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish år (“year”), Faroese and Icelandic ár (“year”), Gothic 𐌾𐌴𐍂 (jēr, “year”).

Meanings

  1. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
    • we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago
  2. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. ▸ The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
  3. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. ▸ The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
  4. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. ▸ The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.
  5. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. ▸ The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
  6. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. ▸ The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
  7. (broadly) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
    • Shepard: What can you tell me about the Citadel Council? Avina: Originally, the Council consisted of representatives from the asari and salarians, the two dominant species in Citadel space. Roughly 1,304 galactic standard years ago, turians were invited to join the Council in recognition of the role they played during the Krogan Rebellion. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citdael:
    • Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
  8. A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
    • This Chinese year is the year of the Ox.
    • Construction of the world’s tallest unoccupied skyscraper may resume as early as next week, almost 10 years after work ground to a halt, according to Chinese state media. 2025 April 24, Oscar Holland, “Construction of world’s tallest abandoned skyscraper to resume after a decade”, in CNN:
    • A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.
    • Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2020:
    • I was born in the year 1950.
  9. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
    • During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
  10. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity. ▸ A level or grade in school or college.
    • I'm the oldest student in my year because I've repeated twice.
    • The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult.
    • Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.
  11. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
    • Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
yeere alternative, obsolete lexicographic
yeer alternative, obsolete lexicographic
year Number=Plur UK, colloquial lexicographic
years Number=Plur lexicographic
yere alternative, obsolete lexicographic
yeare alternative, obsolete lexicographic
yeah alternative, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic
yur alternative, pronunciation-spelling lexicographic

Deriveds

year-on-year · light year · day-year principle · run year · yearward · century year · yeargroup · yearful · Christmas comes but once a year · term of years absolute · first year · two-year · gigawatt-year · kilowatt-year · yeartide · salad year · multiyear · half-year · year bearer · blunder years · microwatt-year · yearer · ten-year series · a year and a day · year-round · years-long · hundred-year egg · year out · milliwatt-year · final year project · year-over-year · yearend · 4-plus-billion-year · yearly · I am twenty years old · yesteryear · watt-year · 100-year flood · terawatt-year · I'm twenty years old · year 2000 problem · golden years · never in a million years · yearsman · year 2038 problem · one-hundred-year storm · sabbatical year · yeared · donkey's years · disability-adjusted life year · time of year · all-year-round · year-to-date · time of the yearfour more years · banner year · pack-year · term of years · yearbook · wise beyond one's years · this year · cosmic year · water year · it's been 84 years · next year · semiyear · thousand-year-old egg · gigayear · four score seven years ago · person-year · man-year · astronomical year · autumn years · promised 3 · year-round school · ruin of the year · year-to-year · one-year-old · 000 years ago · academic year · yeartime · to-year · Jesus year · overyear · pack year · year by year · year's mind · transition year · non-leap year · common year · seven-year melon · thousand-year egg · yearhundred · year-old · seventeen-year locust · abundant year · mast year · who was your servant last year · rain year · year-group · lunisolar year · hundred-year storm · new year · off year · big year · yearsworth · disability adjusted life year · 10-year series · yearling · first-year · term of years determinable · yearthousand · beyond one's years · year-around · not in a million years · years young · bissextile year · schoolyear · regnal year · seven-year itch · on in years · roll back the years · dragon year · multi-year · year-book · current year · toyear · megayear · yearlong · yearwise · year-end · year mind · foreyear · yester-year · sunset years · year-rounder · twilight years · seven-year apple · leap year · year dot · light-year · yearday · megawatt-year · year mark · packyear · year-bird · Christian year · today years old · New Year · after-years · human year · old for one's years · seven-year vine · four score and seven years ago · year to date · turn of the year · be a hundred years too early · dollar-a-year man · megalight-year · goodyear · year-long

Descendants

イヤー · ier · yel · ier · yia

Holonyms

megayear · kiloyear · triennium · yearthousand · septendecennium · quinquennium · sexennium · quadrennium · centennium · luster · termillennium · millennium · lustrum · tricentennium · biennium · bicentennium · Rare · quincennium · quintennium · gigayear · decennium · octennium · quinquenniad · septennium · gigannum · trimillennium · quinennium · novennium · Specific multiples · Great Year · tricennium · generation · mega-annum · century · quincentennium · yearhundred · vicennium · Sothic period · Common · septenniad · terrennium · decade

Hypernyms

octennium (A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.) · triennium (A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.; The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.) · period · novennium (A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.) · decade (A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.; A level or grade in school or college.) · century (100) · decennium · quadrennium · megayear (1,000,000) · millionennium · pentad (A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.; The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.) · centennium · decamillennium (10,000) · quinquennium · gigayear (1,000,000,000) · millennium (1000) · olympiad (A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.; The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.) · kiloyear · quincentennium (500) · eon · centimillennium (100,000) · sexennium (A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.; The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.) · septennium (An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.) · biennium (2 years) · octaeteris

Hyponyms

fiscal year · tropical year · tax year · midyear · donkey's years · twilight years · birthyear · last year · academic year · school year · liturgical year · dog year · lunar year · legal year · human year · third year · prophetic year · sunset years · Sothic year · mid-year · year of our Lord Jesus Christ · financial year · yesteryear · year of grace · golden years · sidereal year · leap year · year of our Lord · year of confusion · civil year · astronomical year · run of year · gap year · fourth year · second year · base year · year zero · solar year · holy year · equinoctial year · prophetical year · common year · calendar year

Meronyms

quarter · lunar month · week · solstice · winter · synodic month · equinox · summer · autumn · sunstead · spring · day · lunation · season · month

Relateds

yearhundred (100-year) · gigayear (1 000 000 000-year) · century (100-year) · millionennium (1 000 000-year) · biennium (2-year) · decadal (10-year) · per annum · quintennial (5-year) · sexennium (6-year) · septenary (7-year) · yr · mega-annum (1 000 000-year) · vicennial (20-year) · bicentennial (200-year) · quinquennium (5-year) · triennial (3-year) · centennial (100-year) · yr · quinquennial (5-year) · tender years doctrine · septennual (7-year) · month (smaller divisions) · termillenary (3000-year) · megayear (1 000 000-year) · septennary (7-year) · septennium (7-year) · semiannual · enneaeteric (9-year) · septenniad (7-year) · septenarian (7-year) · centuried (100-year) · bicentenary (200-year) · triennium (3-year) · gigannum (1 000 000 000-year) · y · quintennium (5-year) · novennial (9-year) · millennium (1000-year) · yr · octennial (8-year) · enneatic (9-year) · quinquenniad (5-year) · anomalistic year · enneadecaeteris (19-year) · tercentenary (300-year) · octaeteris (8-year) · yearthousand (1000-year) · biennial (2-year) · 1⁄4-year (quarter, quarterly, season, seasonal) · yearly · Gaussian year · septendecennial (17-year) · calendar · octennium (8-year) · y · y · millennial (1000-year) · vicennium (20-year) · tricennial (30-year) · yr · quasi-annual (roughly one year) · day (smaller divisions) · quadrennium (4-year) · tricentenary tercentennial (300-year) · Sothic year · decennium (10-year) · triannual · lunar year · y · biannual · yr · centenary (100-year) · tricennium (30-year) · kiloyear (1000-year) · tricentennial (300-year) · yr · y · septennial (7-year) · decennial (10-year) · week (smaller divisions) · octaeteric (8-year) · annual · quadrennial (4-year) · sidereal year · trieterical (3-year) · novennium (9-year) · sexennial (6-year) · decade (10-year) · septennian (7-year) · centimillennium (100 000-year) · twice-yearly · y · decamillennium (10 000-year)

Synonyms

annum · winter (one of an especially great number of years, (period between set dates) · annum · equinoctial year (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · liturgical year (specific uses) · annum · school year (specific uses) · annum · mul:a · quality-adjusted life year (specific uses) · anomalistic year (time to make one revolution by any body) · base year (specific uses) · legal year (period between set dates) · fiscal year (specific uses) · Platonic year (time to make one revolution by any body) · annum · mul:a · lunar year (time to make one revolution by any body) · civil year (period between set dates) · sun (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · annum (time to make one revolution by any body) · mul:a · accounting year (specific uses) · annum · twelvemonth (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · dog year (specific uses) · tropical year (time to make one revolution by any body) · annum (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · Sothic year (time to make one revolution by any body) · calendar year (period between set dates) · galactic year (time to make one revolution by any body) · orb · Great Year (time to make one revolution by any body) · sidereal year (time to make one revolution by any body) · financial year (specific uses) · Theban year (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · year · mul:a · Gaussian year (time to make one revolution by any body) · mul:a · tax year (specific uses) · solar year (one revolution of the Sun by the Earth) · mul:a

Translations (608)

izh voos (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nah xihuitl (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · kmr sal (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nv nááhai (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bdk сан (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi साल (a level or grade at school or college) · ast añu (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ur برس (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ppl shiwit (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · el χρονιά (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · cic afammi (a Julian year) · el χρόνος (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · ps کال (a period between set dates that mark a year) · svs elegho (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ht lane (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nrf année (a level or grade at school or college) · haw makahiki (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ba йәш (a Julian year) · vi năm (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · as চন (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · xal он (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mdf киза (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fo ár (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zu unyaka (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · arc שַׁתָּא (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pt ano (a Julian year) · frr iir (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zh 年頭 /年头 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · su warsih (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · te సంవత్సరము (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · vo yel (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · dlm yan (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zai iza (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · oc an (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · rup an (roa-rup) (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · oj gikinoonowin (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · rgn ân (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · cho afʋmmi (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nrf an (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ms sanah (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ms tahun (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · nrf aun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · tr yıl (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · amu chu (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bg годи́на (a period between set dates that mark a year) · da år (a level or grade at school or college) · gcf lanné (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · et aasta (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fur an (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ka წელიწადი (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · niv ань (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ce шо (a period between set dates that mark a year) · pa ਬਰਸ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · gmw-cfr Jåhr (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ml കൊല്ലം (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sh ле̏то (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · co annu (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ba йыл (a period between set dates that mark a year) · su warsih (a period between set dates that mark a year) · sux 𒈬 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nl jaar (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · nrf onnaïe (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · li jaor (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · crp-rsn aart (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · lus kum (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fo ár (a period between set dates that mark a year) · ltg gods (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ar صَفّ (a level or grade at school or college) · dtp toun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · akl dag-on (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · frr Djooar (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zh(time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ja 学年 (a level or grade at school or college) · wbp wanta (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sh godina (a level or grade at school or college) · nb år (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · uz yil (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · koi во (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · xdq дус (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · gu સાલ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · he שָׁנָה (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · vro aastak (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ady илъэс (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mhn jor (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ta ஆண்டு (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · da år (a period between set dates that mark a year) · dsb lěto (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ota ییل (a period between set dates that mark a year) · xpm c'iku (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · id tahun (a period between set dates that mark a year) · el έτος (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · jv ꦠꦲꦸꦤ꧀ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ce шо (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · scn annu (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ak afe (a period between set dates that mark a year) · hsb lěto (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · vec an (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · vec ano (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sl lẹ́to (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pt ano (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · be год (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ha shekara (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · grc ἔτος (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · kaw tahun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · lbe шин (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · gd bliadhna (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ru год (a period between set dates that mark a year) · gld айнгани (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · so sanad (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nl jaar (a Julian year) · id tahun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bdr taun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ur سن (a period between set dates that mark a year) · zh нян (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bn বর্ষ (a level or grade at school or college) · sh го̏дина (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bug bare (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ms tahun (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · ckb ساڵ (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · hu év (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · ru класс (a level or grade at school or college) · mn ᠵᠢᠯ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · lkt ómakȟa (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · evn анӈани (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi संवत्सर (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · az il (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · msk toig (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · th ปี (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · nl jaar (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · be рок (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ill ragun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bg годи́на (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · av сон (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hu év (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zza ser (diq) (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · txb pikul (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hu év (a level or grade at school or college) · syl ꠛꠍꠞ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ta வர்ஷம் (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · lad anyada (a period between set dates that mark a year) · hak(time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ny chaka (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ckb ساڵ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · kha snem (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · av лъагӏел (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sk rok (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bn বছর (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fi luokka (a level or grade at school or college) · rom berś (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pl rok (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · ar عَام (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ba йыл (a Julian year) · zlw-slv rôk (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · uk курс (a level or grade at school or college) · pap aña (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fi vuosi (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · bal سال (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nod ᨸᩦ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bg годи́на (a Julian year) · ms tahun (a level or grade at school or college) · th ปี (a period between set dates that mark a year) · pl rok (a level or grade at school or college) · fi vuosi (a period between set dates that mark a year) · fr année (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · udm ар (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ett 𐌀𐌅𐌉𐌋 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ug жил (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · tea tahun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · got 𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌽𐌹 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sq vit (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ki mwaka (time it 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revolution around the Sun) · de Jahr (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nv yihah (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · khb ᨸᩦ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pa سال (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bg годи́на (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · br bloaz (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nds Johr (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · xal җил (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · teg mvula (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mt sena (a level or grade at school or college) · ca any (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi वत्सर (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · ee eƒe 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the Sun) · tab йис (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ms tahun (a period between set dates that mark a year) · de Johr (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · sw mwaka (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zza syer (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bn সন (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ga bliain (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · lu mwaka (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · uk рік (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi साल (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · da år (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · th ปี (a level or grade at school or college) · hi मासमान (time it takes for the Earth to complete one 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revolution around the Sun) · ro clasă (a level or grade at school or college) · ar سَنَة (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · uga 𐎌𐎐𐎚 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ckb ساڵ (a Julian year) · ckb ساڵ (a period between set dates that mark a year) · qu wata (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · gu વર્ષ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ti ዓመት (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mk година (a period between set dates that mark a year) · mn жил (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · liv āigast (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fi kalenterivuosi (a period between set dates that mark a year) · pt ano (a period between set dates that mark a year) · pa وَرھا (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ar سَنَوَات (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · tl taon (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ky жыл (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · rut сен (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · eo jaro (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hu év (a period between set dates that mark a year) · es año (a Julian year) · hy թվական (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pt ano (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · ps کال (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ml ആണ്ട് (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ttt сал (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · oaa анани (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · cy blwyddyn (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi संवत्सर (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ay mara (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · pis iia (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · el χρόνος (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ta வருடம் (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · cjm thun (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ee eƒe (a period between set dates that mark a year) · fi vuosi (time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body) · hi वर्ष (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi संवत्सर (a period between set dates that mark a year) · sgs metā (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fo ár (a Julian year) · lua mwaka (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · bua жэл (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ru ле́то (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · roa-tar anne (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mrw ragon (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · tg сол (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hy տարի (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hrx Joher (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hi सन (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ml വർഷം (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hss senet (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · dlm jan (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · nl jaar (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · mt sena (a period between set dates that mark a year) · akk 𒈬 (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · hak(time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · zh(time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · cjm ꨔꨭꩆ (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ttt sal (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ks جَماتھ (a level or grade at school or college) · gmw-stm Johr (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · tly سال (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ang ġēar (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · fj yabaki (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · id tahun (a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity) · mak taung (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) · ia anno (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun)

wikidata: Q3186692 · wikidata: Q577 · wikidata: Q2281928 · wikidata: Q577 · wikidata: Q189607 · wikidata: Q37640 · wikidata: Q577 · wikidata: Q577 · wikidata: Q10593422 · wikidata: Q577 · wikidata: Q217208 · wikidata: Q577

year en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /jɛː/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • /ˈ(j)ɪjə(r)/ (South-Asia)
  • /jøː/ (Wales)
  • /jiə/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈjɪɚ] ~ [ˈjɪɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈjiːɾ] (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /jiː.ə/ (Wales)
  • audio SSB
  • (California) audio
  • /jɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈjɪɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • yîr (Canada, General-American)
  • /jɪjə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /jɜː/ Birmingham
  • (Received-Pronunciation) audio
  • /jøː/ (General-South-African)
  • /jir/ (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /jɪː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /jiː.ə/ Birmingham

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of here.
    alt of here
  2. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of hear.
    alt of hear

Holonyms

megayear · kiloyear · triennium · yearthousand · septendecennium · quinquennium · sexennium · quadrennium · centennium · luster · termillennium · millennium · lustrum · tricentennium · biennium · bicentennium · Rare · quincennium · quintennium · gigayear · decennium · octennium · quinquenniad · septennium · gigannum · trimillennium · quinennium · novennium · Specific multiples · Great Year · tricennium · generation · mega-annum · century · quincentennium · yearhundred · vicennium · Sothic period · Common · septenniad · terrennium · decade

Hypernyms

period · eon

Hyponyms

tropical year · academic year · leap year · base year · legal year · human year · calendar year · liturgical year · dog year · fiscal year · astronomical year · school year · gap year · equinoctial year · civil year · solar year · common year

Meronyms

quarter · lunar month · week · solstice · winter · synodic month · equinox · summer · autumn · sunstead · spring · day · lunation · season · month

Relateds

anomalistic year · Gaussian year · Sothic year · lunar year · sidereal year

Synonyms

twelvemonth · orb · year