Abitur

See also: abitur

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæbiˈtʊə(ɹ)/, /ˌæbɪˈtʊə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæbiˈtʊɹ/, /ˌæbɪˈtʊɹ/

Noun

Abitur (plural Abiturs)

  1. A group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. [found in English since the mid 20th century]

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since the 1890s. A shortening of Abiturium – this being why it is neuter –, itself short for Latin exāmen abiturium, from abituriō (I wish to leave), desiderative construction of abeō (I leave, go off). For more, see also Abiturient. Compare Physikum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌabiˈtuːɐ̯]
  • (file)
  • 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
    Synonyms: (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Matura; (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Maturität

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: abitur
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

See also

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.biˈtuʁ/ [a.biˈtuh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.biˈtuɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.biˈtuʁ/ [a.biˈtuχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.biˈtuɻ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.biˈtuɾ/ [ɐ.βiˈtuɾ]

Noun

Abitur m (uncountable)

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)
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