die Jahrmillion
million years
A period of one million years.
EXAMPLE
Die Entstehung des Gebirges dauerte mehrere Jahrmillionen.
The formation of the mountain range took several million years.
die Jahrmillion
million years
die Jahrmillion, die Jahrmillionen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Jahrmillion, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Jahrmillionen |
| genitive | der Jahrmillion |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Jahrmillion | die Jahrmillionen |
| accusative | die Jahrmillion | die Jahrmillionen |
| dative | der Jahrmillion | den Jahrmillionen |
| genitive | der Jahrmillion | der Jahrmillionen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word formation
'Jahrmillion' is made up of 'Jahr' (year) and 'Million' (million). The word therefore refers to one million years as a continuous period.
EXAMPLE
Die Gesteinsschicht bildete sich innerhalb einer Jahrmillion.
The rock layer formed over the course of a million years.
Typical collocations
'Jahrmillion' frequently appears with prepositions of time and quantity expressions: 'über mehrere Jahrmillionen' (over several million years), 'innerhalb einer Jahrmillion' (within a million years), or 'im Laufe einer Jahrmillion' (over the course of a million years).
EXAMPLE
Über mehrere Jahrmillionen veränderte sich die Landschaft nur langsam.
Over several million years, the landscape changed only slowly.
Technical context
'Jahrmillion' occurs particularly often in texts about geology, paleontology, the history of the Earth, and evolution. There, the word describes very long periods of development or formation.
EXAMPLE
Die Entwicklung dieser Tierart erstreckte sich über viele Jahrmillionen.
The development of this species extended over many millions of years.
In real life
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