Abitur
See also: abitur
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæbiˈtʊə(ɹ)/, /ˌæbɪˈtʊə(ɹ)/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌæbiˈtʊɹ/, /ˌæbɪˈtʊɹ/
Noun
Abitur (plural Abiturs)
- A group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. [found in English since the mid 20th century]
Translations
group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school
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References
- “Abitur” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.
German
Etymology
Attested since the 1890s. A shortening of Abiturium, itself short for Latin examen abiturium, from abitureō (“I wish to leave”), desiderative construction of abeō (“I leave, go off”). For more, see also Abiturient. Compare Physikum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌabiˈtuːɐ̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːɐ̯
Noun
Abitur n (genitive Abiturs, plural Abiture)
- final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland
Declension
Derived terms
- Abiturzeugnis
- Zentralabitur
Related terms
See also
Portuguese
Noun
Abitur m (uncountable)
- Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)
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