абитура

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Russian

Etymology

Back-formation from абитурие́нт (abiturijént, abituriént). with final -a by analogy with other nouns ending in -тура (-tura). Compare German Abitur.

Compare also collective suffixes -я́та (-játa) (e.g. ребя́та (rebjáta)), -ота́ (-otá) (e.g. школота (školota), гопота (gopota)).

Pronunciation

Noun

абиту́ра (abitúraf inan (genitive абиту́ры, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) collective form of абитурие́нт (abiturijént, abituriént)
    Synonyms: абитуриент (abiturijent), абитурие́нты (abiturijénty, abituriénty)
  2. (colloquial) Time spent taking university entrance examinations
    Synonyms: абита (abita), абитурь (abiturʹ), абитуха (abituxa), абитень (abitenʹ)
    На абиту́ре нас посели́ли в друго́м общежи́тии.
    Na abitúre nas poselíli v drugóm obščežítii.
    We were put in different university halls for the entrance exam period.

Declension