Pleistozän
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See also: pleistozän
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From older Pleistocän, borrowed from English Pleistocene. Coined by Charles Lyell in 1839. Equivalent to a corruption of a Latinised form of Ancient Greek πλεῖστος (pleîstos, “most”) + καινός (kainós, “new”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Pleistozän n (proper noun, strong, genitive Pleistozäns)
- Pleistocene (a geologic epoch; from about 2.58 million years ago to 11,700 years ago)
- Synonym: (colloquial) Eiszeitalter
Declension
[edit]Declension of Pleistozän [sg-only, neuter, strong]