Abitur

Meaning

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

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˌabiˈtuːɐ̯]

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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.