Definition
In geology, relating to a major mountain-building event in late Paleozoic Europe that formed ranges like the Carpathians and Appalachians.
Etymology
From Hercynia (Latin name for the Hercynian Forest, the Black Forest region of Germany) plus '-ian.' Named after the ancient Roman designation of this forested, mountainous region.
Kelly Says
The Hercynian orogeny happened 300 million years ago and literally folded the Earth's crust to create mountain ranges—some of those mountains collapsed so much they're now buried kilometers underground!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄርሲኒያን
he-r-si-ni-yan
ARالعربية
هرسينيان
har-si-ni-yan
BNবাংলা
হার্সিয়ান
har-si-yan
CACatalà
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
CSČeština
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
DADansk
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
DEDeutsch
Hercynier
hɛrˈt͡siːnər
ELΕλληνικά
Ερκυνηνός
er-ky-nee-nos
ESEspañol
herciniano
er-sin-ya-noh
FAفارسی
هرسینیان
har-si-ni-yan
FISuomi
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
FRFrançais
hercynien
ɛʁ.si.nɛ̃
GUGU
હર્સિનિયન
har-si-ni-yan
HAHA
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
HEעברית
הרקסניאני
ha-rek-sn-ya-ni
HIहिन्दी
हर्सीनियन
har-sin-ee-an
HUMagyar
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
IGIG
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
ITItaliano
herciniano
er-sin-ya-noh
KKKK
Герцинский
Gertsinskiy
KMKM
ហេរស៊ីនី
he-r-si-nee
KO한국어
헤르시아니안
heol-se-ya-ni-an
MRMR
हर्सीनियन
har-sin-ee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲလ်စီနီယန်
he-l-si-nee-yan
NLNederlands
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
NONorsk
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
PAPA
ਹਰਸਿਨੀਅਨ
har-si-nee-an
PLPolski
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
PTPortuguês
herciniano
er-sin-ya-noh
RORomână
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
RUРусский
Герцинский
Gertsinskiy
SVSvenska
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
SWKiswahili
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
TAதமிழ்
ஹெர்சினியன்
ha-er-sin-ee-an
TEతెలుగు
హర్సినీయన్
har-si-nee-yan
THไทย
เฮอร์ซินเนียน
hɛːr-sin-ni-an
TLTL
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
TRTürkçe
Hercyniyen
her-sin-ye-yen
UKУкраїнська
Герцинський
Gertsinskiy
URاردو
ہرسینیان
har-si-ni-yan
VITiếng Việt
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
YOYO
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an
ZH中文
赫尔西尼亚
hè ěr sī yī niā
ZUZU
Hercynian
hɛr-si-ni-an