practicum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Praktikum, a coinage from the neuter of Late Latin practicus (“practical”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəm/ === Noun === practicum (plural practicums or practica) (US) A college course designed to give a student supervised practical knowledge of a subject previously studied theoretically. (US) A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them. ==== Synonyms ==== (college course): work placement (British), field ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Praktikum, a coinage from the neuter of Late Latin practicus (“practical”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === practicum n (plural practica, diminutive practicumpje n) practicum (college course) ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: praktikum === Further reading === “practicum” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpraːk.tɪ.kũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprak.ti.kum] === Adjective === prācticum inflection of prācticus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular