student
English
Etymology
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstjuː.dənt/, /ˈst͡ʃuː.dənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstu.dənt/
- Hyphenation: stu‧dent
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Noun
student (plural students)
- A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
- Synonyms: candlewaster, scholar, devotee, disciple
- She is a student of human interactions.
- He is a student of life.
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene ii], page 271, column 1:
- I am not tall enough to become the function well, nor leane enough to bee thought a good Studient : but to be ſaid an honeſt man and a good houſkeeper goes as fairely, as to ſay, a carefull man, & a great ſcholler. The Competitors enter.
- 1966, E. Yale Dawson, Seashore Plants of Southern Califonria, third printing edition, Berkley: University of California Press, published 1975, →ISBN, LCCN 66-19103, page 6:
- The student of marine life in Southern California should become aware that […] a great many changes have taken place during the past century that have modified the characters of the plant and animal communities of the seashore.
- A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
- The students were out raising funds for rag week.
- a. 1774, Oliver Goldsmith, “Essay XII”, in The Miscellaneous Works of Dr. Goldsmith, volume III, Edinburgh: Geo. Mudie, published 1792, page 71:
- In general, alſo, it may be obſerved, that a greater degree of gentility is affixed to the character of a ſtudent in England than elſewhere ; by which means our clergy have an opportunity of ſeeing better company while young, and of ſooner wearing off thoſe prejudices which they are apt to imbibe even in the beſt regulated univerſities, and which may be juſtly termed the vulgar errors of the wiſe.
- 1868, Charles Haight Farnham, quoting Francis Parkman, Autobiography, quoted in “Spiritual Growth”, in A Life of Francis Parkman, Toronto: George N. Morang and Company, published 1900, page 321:
- In behalf of manhood and common sense, he would protest against such a conclusion ; and if any pale student, glued to his desk here, seek an apology for a way of life whose natural fruit is that pallid and emasculate scholarship of which New England has had too many examples, it will be far better that this sketch had not been written.
- 1971, Johnson, Lyndon, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, LCCN 74-102146, OCLC 1067880747, page 180:
- A handful of young students bent on showing their patriotism had stirred up more trouble than they possibly could have imagined.
- (in particular) A person who is enrolled at a college or university (as contrasted with a pupil or schoolchild attending a primary or secondary school).
Antonyms
- teacher
Derived terms
- studenthood
- studential
- studentish
- studentless
- studently
- studenty
Translations
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See also
- learner
Anagrams
- stunted
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch student.
Pronunciation
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Noun
student (plural studente)
- student
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstudɛnt]
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Noun
student m anim (feminine studentka)
- student (academic, at university)
- Synonym: študák
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | student | studentové, studenti |
genitive | studenta | studentů |
dative | studentovi, studentu | studentům |
accusative | studenta | studenty |
vocative | studente | studentové, studenti |
locative | studentovi, studentu | studentech |
instrumental | studentem | studenty |
Derived terms
- studentský
Related terms
- studentka
- studium
- studovat
- studovna
See also
- žák
- posluchač
Further reading
- student in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- student in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- student in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Latin studēns, a present participle of studēre (“to favour, study”). Compare also student, Student.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sd̥uˈd̥enˀd̥]
Noun
student c (singular definite studenten, plural indefinite studenter)
- a person who has graduated from gymnasium
- student (at a university)
- Synonym: studerende
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | student | studenten | studenter | studenterne |
genitive | students | studentens | studenters | studenternes |
Further reading
- “student” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “student” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin studēns, present participle of studēre (“to study”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /styˈdɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: stu‧dent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
student m (plural studenten, diminutive studentje n, feminine studente)
- (Netherlands) A student at an institute for academic tertiary education.
- (Belgium, Suriname) A student at an institute for secondary or tertiary education. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Derived terms
- geneeskundestudent
- spookstudent
- studentencorps
- studentenhuis
- studentenvereniging
- studentikoos
Related terms
- studeren
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: student (dated)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstu.dent/, [ˈs̠t̪ʊd̪ɛn̪t̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstu.dent/, [ˈst̪uːd̪en̪t̪]
Verb
student
- third-person plural present active indicative of studeō
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Latin studēns, present participle of studeō.
Noun
student m (feminine equivalent studentka)
- student (person who studies an academic subject; person enrolled at a university)
Declension
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Nominative | student | studenta | studenty |
Genitive | studenta | studentowu | studentow |
Dative | studentoju | studentoma | studentam |
Accusative | studenta | studentowu | studenty, studentow |
Instrumental | studentom | studentoma | studentami |
Locative | studenśe | studentoma | studentach |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from German Student, from Latin studēns.
Noun
student m (definite singular studenten, indefinite plural studenter, definite plural studentene)
- a student (at university or college)
Derived terms
- medisinstudent
References
- “student” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from German Student, from Latin studēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉːdɛnt/
Noun
student m (definite singular studenten, indefinite plural studentar, definite plural studentane)
- a student (person enrolled at a university)
Derived terms
- medisinstudent
References
- “student” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /styˈdɛŋt/
Noun
student m
- student
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English student, German Student, Russian студе́нт (studént), ultimately from Latin studēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstu.dɛnt/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -udɛnt
- Syllabification: stu‧dent
Noun
student m pers (diminutive studencik or studencina, augmentative studenciak, feminine studentka)
- (education) student, university student (person who is enrolled at a college or university)
- Synonym: żak
- Hypernym: uczeń
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | student | studenci |
genitive | studenta | studentów |
dative | studentowi | studentom |
accusative | studenta | studentów |
instrumental | studentem | studentami |
locative | studencie | studentach |
vocative | studencie | studenci |
Derived terms
- studencki
Related terms
- studencko
- studenckość
- studenteria
Further reading
- student in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- student in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Noun
student m (plural studenți, feminine equivalent studentă)
- college student
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) student | studentul | (niște) studenți | studenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) student | studentului | (unor) studenți | studenților |
vocative | studentule | studenților |
See also
- elev
- elevă
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stǔdent/
- Hyphenation: stu‧dent
Noun
stùdent m (Cyrillic spelling сту̀дент)
- student (usually at a college or university)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | student | studenti |
genitive | studenta | studenata |
dative | studentu | studentima |
accusative | studenta | studente |
vocative | studente | studenti |
locative | studentu | studentima |
instrumental | studentom | studentima |
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɵˈdɛnt/
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Noun
student c
- a student; someone who studies an academic subject
- a person enrolled at a university
- (before 1968) person with a diploma from a gymnasium (upper secondary school)
- (colloquial) person who has finished studies at a gymnasium
Declension
Declension of student | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | student | studenten | studenter | studenterna |
Genitive | students | studentens | studenters | studenternas |
Related terms
- studentexamen
- studentkår
- studentmössa
- studentorkester
- studentoverall
- studentsång
See also
- ta studenten
Tatar
Noun
student
- student
Declension
Nominative | student |
---|---|
Genitive | studentnıñ |
Dative | studentqa |
Accusative | studentnı |
Locative | studentta |
Ablative | studenttan |
References
- universitetnı tämamlağan student ikän