Year

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masculine noun (astronomy / chronology)

Definition

The fundamental unit of time representing the period required for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun; calendar-wise, an interval of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years), divided into 12 months, beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st. In a broader sense, it denotes a period of time linked to a specific activity, a person's age, or a historical era.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Year
  • Annum

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Regular masculine noun inflecting with standard modern structural suffixes.
Formation Inherited directly from Latin 'annus', fundamentally preserved in the core lexical system.
Spelling / Pronunciation [an]
Source Universal Dictionary of Astronomical Chronology and Historical Linguistics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Noul an aduce modificări legislative importante în sistemul financiar și fiscal.

EN: The new year brings important legislative changes to the financial and fiscal system.

RO: Planeta Jupiter are nevoie de aproape unsprezece ani pământeni pentru a face o rotație în jurul Soarelui.

EN: The planet Jupiter needs nearly eleven Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.

RO: Bunicul a împlinit o vârstă venerabilă și povestește cu drag despre anii tinereții sale.

EN: Grandfather reached a venerable age and fondly tells stories about the years of his youth.

Idioms & Phrases

An bisect / Leap year

RO: An calendaristic care are 366 de zile, adăugând o zi suplimentară la sfârșitul lunii februarie, o dată la patru ani.

EN: A calendar year that has 366 days, adding an extra day at the end of February, once every four years.

An de an / Year after year / Annually

RO: Locuțiune adverbială care exprimă repetitivitatea continuă, regularitatea sau persistența unui fenomen în timp.

EN: An adverbial phrase expressing continuous repetitiveness, regularity, or persistence of a phenomenon over time.

Cu ani în urmă / Years ago

RO: Locuțiune ce indică un moment îndepărtat în trecut, accentuând scurgerea timpului istoric sau personal.

EN: A phrase indicating a distant moment in the past, emphasizing the passage of historical or personal time.

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