Jänner

See also: Janner

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German jenner, an early borrowing from Latin Iānuārius. Compare the later borrowing Januar.

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, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Bavaria) synonym of Januar (“January”)

Usage notes

  • The word is the standard and most common name of the month of January in Austria and South Tyrol. It is also used, though less commonly, in Switzerland and Southern Germany. The use of Jänner stands in contrast to the native Austrian word for the month of February, Feber, which has now been mostly replaced with Februar even in Austria.
  • German–language speakers who do not have contact with speakers from the above areas will likely not know, and hence not understand, this form of the word.

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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