Dekan

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See also: dekan

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈkaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

15th century, from Medieval Latin decānus. Doublet of Dechant.

Noun

Dekan m (strong, genitive Dekans, plural Dekane, feminine Dekanin)

  1. dean (senior official at a university; male or unspecified gender)
  2. Alternative form of Dechant (“dean”, church official)
Declension
Declension of Dekan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dekan die Dekane
genitive eines des Dekans der Dekane
dative einem dem Dekan den Dekanen
accusative einen den Dekan die Dekane
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Dekan n (strong, genitive Dekans, plural Dekane)

  1. (organic chemistry) decane (alternative spelling of) Decan n
Declension
Declension of Dekan
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dekan die Dekane
genitive eines des Dekans der Dekane
dative einem dem Dekan den Dekanen
accusative ein das Dekan die Dekane

See also

  • Dekan n (“decan (astrology)”)

Further reading

  • “Dekan” in Duden online
  • “Dekan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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