Universität

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See also: universitat

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūniversitās. Compare Dutch universiteit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌuni.vɛʁ.ziˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˌuni.vɛʁ.ziˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Uni‧ver‧si‧tät

Noun

Universität f (genitive Universität, plural Universitäten)

  1. university
    Synonym: (colloquial) Uni
    Hypernym: Hochschule

Declension

Declension of Universität
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Universität die Universitäten
genitive einer der Universität der Universitäten
dative einer der Universität den Universitäten
accusative eine die Universität die Universitäten

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