Miozän
German
Alternative forms
- Miocän
Etymology
From older Miocän, borrowed from English Miocene. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μείων (meíōn, “less; smaller”) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “fresh, new”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mioˈt͡sɛːn]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mi‧o‧zän
Proper noun
das Miozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Miozäns)
- Miocene (The first geological epoch of the Neogene Period that extends from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago.)
- das Miozän ist der ältere Abschnitt des Neogens ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Declension of Miozän [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Meronyms
- Messinium, Tortonium, Serravallium, Langhium, Burdigalium, Aquitanium
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- miozänisch