Abitur

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Abitur.

Pronunciation

Noun

Abitur (plural Abiturs)

  1. A group of matriculation exams taken in the final year of German secondary school.

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German

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Etymology

Attested since the 1890s. A shortening of Abiturium n, itself short for Latin exāmen abiturium—in formal German of the 19th century rather found as Abiturientenexamen—, from abituriō (“I wish to leave”), desiderative construction of abeō (“I leave, go off”). For more, see also Abiturient. Compare Physikum.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Noun

Abitur n (strong, genitive Abiturs, plural Abiture)

  1. (Germany) final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland to attain eligibility for all kinds of universities (allgemeine Hochschulreife).
    Synonyms: (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Matura; (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Maturität

Declension

Declension of Abitur
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Abitur die Abiture
genitive eines des Abiturs der Abiture
dative einem dem Abitur den Abituren
accusative ein das Abitur die Abiture

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Descendants

  • → English: Abitur
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: abitur
  • → Portuguese: Abitur

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Further reading

  • “Abitur” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Abitur” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Abitur” in Duden online
  • Abitur on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Abitur.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

Abitur m (uncountable)

  1. Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)
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