Akademiker

See also: akademiker

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Since the 18th century.[1] Formed on the basis of or in analogy to the now obsolete synonyms Akademist and Akademikus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Aka‧de‧mi‧ker

Noun

Akademiker m (strong, genitive Akademikers, plural Akademiker, feminine Akademikerin)

  1. academic, university graduate (person with a university degree of male or unspecified sex)
  2. academic (a member of an academy, college, or university)

Declension
Declension of Akademiker [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Akademiker die Akademiker
genitive eines des Akademikers der Akademiker
dative einem dem Akademiker den Akademikern
accusative einen den Akademiker die Akademiker

References
  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Akademiker”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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