jahrhundertealt
German, adjective[jaːɐ̯ˈhʊndɐtəˌʔalt]
jahrhundertealt is spelled J-A-H-R-H-U-N-D-E-R-T-E-A-L-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written German, the 586,900th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jahrhundertealt is a German adjective meaning “centuries-old” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mehrere Jahrhunderte alt”.
What does jahrhundertealt mean in English?
adjective
- 1
centuries-old
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mehrere Jahrhunderte alt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jahrhundertealt
- jahrhundertealter masculine nominative singular
- jahrhundertealte positive nominative strong
- jahrhundertealtes positive nominative strong
- jahrhundertealten positive genitive strong
- jahrhundertealtem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jahrhundertealt?
- [jaːɐ̯ˈhʊndɐtəˌʔalt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jahrhundertealt in German?
jahrhundertealt appears about once in every 87 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).