Abitur

Betekenis

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

Geslag

Onsydig

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˌabiˈtuːɐ̯]

Etimologie

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

Sinne

Frings wuchs in Aachen auf und besuchte dort die Schule bis zum Abitur .

Frings grew up in Aachen and attended school there until graduating from high school.