schrikkeljaar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schrickeljaer. Equivalent to schrikken (“to jump (from a scare)”) +‎ jaar (“year”). The -el is a meaningless connecting syllable.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxrɪ.kəlˌjaːr/
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  • Audio (Netherlands):(file)
  • Hyphenation: schrik‧kel‧jaar

Noun

schrikkeljaar n (plural schrikkeljaren, diminutive schrikkeljaartje n)

  1. a leap year, year with an added leap day, hence 366-day year, in the Gregorian calendar

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skrikkeljaar
  • → Papiamentu: schrikkeljaar (dated)
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