abiturient
US/ɑbɪˌtuɹiˈɛnt/
abiturient is the alternative letter-case form of Abiturient.
Noun capitalized: Abiturient
Abiturient (plural Abiturienten or Abiturients)
- A pupil / student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur.
- If we examine the statistics of the German Gymnasia, we shall find that an Abiturient very rarely leaves a Gymnasium so young as eighteen, [...]1875, The Southern Review, volume 16, number 33, page 195
- He is already an Abiturient, a graduate of a gymnasium, one who has completed enough preparatory studies to turn directly, if need be, to professional work, [...]1900, Elbert Francis Baldwin, The Educational Value of the Social Side of Student Life, III, In Germany, in The Outlook, page 804
Forms of abiturient
| plural | abiturients |
|---|---|
| plural | Abiturienten |
| plural | Abiturients |
| alternative form | abiturient |
Origin of abiturient
Borrowed from German Abiturient, from Latin abituriō (“to wish to leave”).
Questions about abiturient
- What does abiturient mean?
- Abiturient means a pupil / student in the German education system who is taking, or who has taken and passed, the Abitur.
- What is abiturient the alternative letter-case form of?
- Abiturient is the alternative letter-case form of Abiturient.
- What part of speech is abiturient?
- Abiturient is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abiturient?
- Abiturient is pronounced /ɑbɪˌtuɹiˈɛnt/ (US).
- What is the plural of abiturient?
- The plural of abiturient is abiturients.
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