Akademiker
See also: akademiker
German
Etymology
Since the 18th century.[1] Formed on the basis of or in analogy to the now obsolete synonyms Akademist and Akademikus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Aka‧de‧mi‧ker
Noun
Akademiker m (strong, genitive Akademikers, plural Akademiker, feminine Akademikerin)
- academic, university graduate (person with a university degree of male or unspecified sex)
- academic (a member of an academy, college, or university)
Declension
Declension of Akademiker [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Akademiker | die | Akademiker |
| genitive | eines | des | Akademikers | der | Akademiker |
| dative | einem | dem | Akademiker | den | Akademikern |
| accusative | einen | den | Akademiker | die | Akademiker |
Related terms
- Akademie
- akademisch
References
- Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Akademiker”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Akademiker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Akademiker” in Duden online
- “Akademiker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon