Jänner

See also: Janner

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German jenner, from Latin iānuārius, as a more "natural" descendant of the same Latin word later reborrowed with the common name.

Cognate with Pennsylvania German Yenner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛnːɐ/, /ˈjɛnːər/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

Jänner m (strong, genitive Jänners, plural Jänner)

  1. (Austria, South Tyrol, Switzerland, Bavaria) Synonym of Januar (“January”)

Usage notes
  • 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 also-indigenous Austrian Feber, which is now commonly replaced with Februar even in Austria.
  • Uneducated people who do not have contact with speakers from these areas will likely not know, and hence not understand, this term.

Declension
Declension of Jänner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Jänner die Jänner
genitive eines des Jänners der Jänner
dative einem dem Jänner den Jännern
accusative einen den Jänner die Jänner

Further reading
  • “Jänner” in Duden online
  • “Jänner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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