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) A group of matriculation exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. [from mid 20th c.] ==== Related terms ==== Abiturient ==== Translations ==== === References === Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abitur”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5. === Anagrams === Buriat, rubati == German == === Alternative forms === Abiturium (archaic) === Etymology === Attested since the 1890s. A shortening of Abiturium n, itself short for Latin exāmen abiturium—in formal German of the 19th century rather found as Abiturientenexamen—, 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] Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Hyphenation: Abi‧tur === Noun === Abitur n (strong, genitive Abiturs, plural Abiture) (Germany) final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland to attain eligibility for all kinds of universities (allgemeine Hochschulreife). Synonyms: (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Matura; (used in Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein) Maturität ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abi Abiturzeugnis Fachabitur Zentralabitur ==== Related terms ==== Abiturient Abiturientin abiturieren ==== Descendants ==== → English: Abitur → Norwegian Bokmål: abitur → Portuguese: Abitur ==== See also ==== Gymnasium finals === 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 German Abitur. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Abitur m (uncountable) Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)