Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 年代, from (year) + (representing)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]
    • (file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏndae
Yale Romanization?nyentay

Noun edit

년대 (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, time period)

Suffix edit

—년대 (-nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)
    1990년대
    1990nyeondae
    the 1990s
    1300년대
    1300nyeondae
    the 1300s

Usage notes edit

In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).