Pliozän

German

Alternative forms

  • Pliocän

Etymology

From older Pliocän, borrowed from English Pliocene. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, more) and Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, fresh, new)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plioˈt͡sɛːn]
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  • Hyphenation: Pli‧o‧zän

Proper noun

das Pliozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Pliozäns)

  1. Pliocene (The second and last geological epoch of the Neogene Period that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.)
    das Pliozän ist der jüngere Abschnitt des Neogens(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Meronyms

  • Piacenzium, Zancleum

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • pliozänisch