Abitur

Abitur

See also: abitur

English

Alternative forms

• abitur

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abitur.

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]

Translations

group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school

Portuguese: Abitur m

References

• “Abitur” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.

Anagrams

• Buriat

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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

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• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Noun

Abitur n (genitive Abiturs, plural Abiture)

1. final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland

Declension

Declension of Abitur

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Abitur	die	Abiture
genitive	eines	des	Abiturs	der	Abiture
dative	einem	dem	Abitur	den	Abituren
accusative	ein	das	Abitur	die	Abiture

Synonyms

• Matura (used in Austria)
• Maturität (used in Austria)

Derived terms

• Abiturzeugnis
• Zentralabitur

Related terms

• Abi
• Abiturient
• Abiturientin

See also

• Gymnasium

Further reading

• Abitur in Duden online

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abitur.

Noun

Abitur m (uncountable)

1. Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)