Devonian

See also: devonian

English

Etymology

From Devon +‎ -ian. Doublet of Dumnonian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɛˈvəʊnɪ.ən/

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• Rhymes: -əʊniən

Adjective

Devonian (not comparable)

1. (geology) of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises lower, middle and upper epochs from about 415 to 360 million years ago
2. (chiefly dated) Of or pertaining to the English region of Devon.
   • 1950 October, G. L. Huxley, “The Westleigh Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 735:

     This relic may, perhaps, serve, as a reminder of busier and more prosperous days on this Devonian railway byway.

Translations

of period from 415 to 360 million years ago

• Finnish: devonikautinen
• French: dévonien (fr) m
• German: devonisch
• Greek: δεβόνιος m or f (devónios)
• Italian: devoniano (it)
• Portuguese: devónico (Portugal)
• Punjabi: ਡੀਵੋਨੀਅਨ (ḍīvonīana)
• Romanian: devonian (ro) n
• Spanish: devoniano

of region of Devon

• Finnish: devonilainen

Noun

Devonian (plural Devonians)

1. (chiefly dated) A native or inhabitant of the English region of Devon.

Proper noun

Devonian

1. (geology) the Devonian period

Translations

Devonian period

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 泥盆紀／泥盆纪 (zh) (nípén-jì)

• Czech: devon m
• Estonian: devon
• Finnish: devonikausi (fi)
• German: Devon (de) n
• Greek: Δεβόνια f (Devónia)
• Hungarian: devon (hu)
• Japanese: デボン紀 (ja) (デボンき, debon-ki), 泥盆紀 (デボンき, debon-ki) (obsolete orthography)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Девоны галав (Devony galav)

  Mongolian: ᠳ᠋ᠧᠸᠣᠨ᠍ ᠦ
  ᠭᠠᠯᠪᠠ (dēwon-ü ɣalba)

• Russian: дево́нский пери́од (ru) m (devónskij períod)
• Spanish: devónico (es) m
• Swedish: devon (sv)
• Vietnamese: kỉ Đê-vôn

See also

• Appendix:Geologic timescale