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]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Pli‧o‧zän
Proper noun
das Pliozän n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Pliozäns)
- 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
Declension of Pliozän [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Meronyms
- Piacenzium, Zancleum
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- pliozänisch