examen

== English == === Etymology === From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzeɪ.mən/ === Noun === examen (plural examens) (obsolete) examination; inquiry July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […] === References === “examen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === axemen == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Compare the inherited eixam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əɡˈza.mən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [eɡˈza.men] === Noun === examen m (plural exàmens) exam, test Synonym: examinació ==== Derived terms ==== examinar === Further reading === “examen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “examen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “examen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “examen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Alternative forms === eksamen (before 1996) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch examen, from Latin exāmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛkˈsaː.mə(n)/ Hyphenation: exa‧men Rhymes: -aːmən === Noun === examen n (plural examens or examina, diminutive examentje n) exam, examination, major test ==== Coordinate terms ==== tentamen toets ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== examinator ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: eksamen → Kwinti: exame → Papiamentu: èksamen === Further reading === “examen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin exāmen. Doublet of essaim. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃/, /eɡ.za.mɛ̃/ ~ /ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃/ Homophone: examens === Noun === examen m (plural examens) examination, inspection, study, analysis examen des pièces à conviction ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) examen de conscience ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) mettre en examen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) mise en examen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) exam, test examen oral ― oral exam examen écrit ― written test examen blanc ― mock exam examen médical ― medical test examen d'admission, examen d'entrée ― entrance examination ==== Related terms ==== examiner === Further reading === “examen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Etymology === From *exagmen, ex- (“out”) +‎ agō (“to drive”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix, indicating the means, instrument, or result of an action). Compare the meanings again of weighing in Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ξῐος (ắxĭos) of same root. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛkˈsaː.mɛn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡˈzaː.men] === Noun === exāmen n (genitive exāminis); third declension swarm of bees; crowd tongue of a balance a consideration, an examining ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== exāminō ==== Descendants ==== === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “examen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 257 === Further reading === “examen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “examen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "examen", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “examen”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “examen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “examen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exāmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eɡˈza.men] === Noun === examen n (plural examene) exam, examination, test ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “examen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Romansch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exāmen. === Noun === examen m (plural examens) exam ==== Derived terms ==== (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) examen final, (Puter) examen finel (“final exam”) (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) examen da qualificaziun, (Sutsilvan) examen da qualificaziùn (“aptitude test, test of ability, occupational test”) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Compare the inherited doublet enjambre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɡˈsamen/ [eɣ̞ˈsa.mẽn] Rhymes: -amen Syllabification: e‧xa‧men === Noun === examen m (plural exámenes) exam, examination, test Synonym: prueba ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “examen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exāmen. === Pronunciation === === Noun === examen c exam graduation degree Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi The applicant should have a degree in economics. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (exam): examination ==== See also ==== studenten tentamen