Pleistozän
See also: pleistozän
German
Etymology
From older Pleistocän, borrowed from English Pleistocene. Coined by Charles Lyell in 1839. Equivalent to a corruption of a Latinised form of Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, “most”) + καινός (kainós, “new”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plaɪ̯stoˈt͡sɛːn]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Plei‧sto‧zän
Proper noun
Pleistozän n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pleistozäns)
- Pleistocene
- Synonym: Eiszeitalter
Declension
Declension of Pleistozän [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Pleistozän |
| genitive | eines | des | Pleistozäns |
| dative | einem | dem | Pleistozän |
| accusative | ein | das | Pleistozän |
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