Superwahljahr

German

Etymology

super- +‎ Wahljahr. Popularized in 1994, when many state elections as well as national and European parliamentary elections coincided in Germany.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzuːpɐˌvaːljaːɐ̯/
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Noun

Superwahljahr n (strong, genitive Superwahljahres or Superwahljahrs, plural Superwahljahre)

  1. year with an exceptional high number of elections

Declension

See also

  • Appendix:GfdS words of the year#1994

Further reading