Jänner
See also: Janner
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Jenner (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Jänner m (genitive Jänners, plural Jänner)
- (Austria, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Southern Germany) Synonym of Januar (“January”)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Jänner
Usage notesEdit
- The word is the standard and most common form in Austria and South Tyrol, and can also be found less commonly in Switzerland and Southern Germany. (This is in contrast to the Austrian Feber, which is now commonly replaced with Februar even in Austria.)
- People who do not have some contact with speakers from these areas will likely not know, and hence not understand, this term.
Further readingEdit
- “Jänner” in Duden online