English

Alternative forms

• abitur

Noun

Abitur ‎(plural Abiturs)

1. A group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school. [found in English since the mid 20th century]

Translations

References

• Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5

German

Etymology

Attested since the 1890s. A shortening of Abiturium, itself short for Latin examen abiturium, from abiturire ‎(“wish to leave”), desiderative construction of abīre ‎(“leave, go off”). For more, see also Abiturient. Compare Physikum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌabiˈtuːɐ̯]
• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Noun

Abitur n ‎(genitive Abiturs, plural Abiture)

1. final exams taken by pupils at the end of their secondary education in Germany and Finland

Declension

Synonyms

• Matura (used in Austria)
• Maturität (used in Austria)

Derived terms

• Abiturzeugnis
• Zentralabitur

Related terms

• Abi
• Abiturient
• Abiturientin

See also

• Gymnasium

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from German Abitur.

Noun

Abitur m (uncountable)

1. Abitur (group of exams taken in the final year of German secondary school)

English

Noun

abitur ‎(plural abiturs)

1. Alternative form of Abitur

Latin

Verb

abītur

1. third-person singular present passive indicative of abeō