eksamen

Danish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin exāmen (exam), Latin exāmen (swarm, consideration). Compare also English exam, German Examen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛɡ̊ˈsæːmm̩], [eɡ̊ˈsæːmm̩]

Noun

eksamen c (singular definite eksamenen, plural indefinite eksaminer or eksamener)

  1. examination, exam (formal test)
  2. degree (academic award)

Inflection

Declension of eksamen
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eksamen eksamenen eksaminer
eksamener
eksaminerne
eksamenerne
genitive eksamens eksamenens eksaminers
eksameners
eksaminernes
eksamenernes

Derived terms

See also

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

eksamen n (plural eksamens or eksamina, diminutive eksamentje n)

  1. superseded spelling of examen

Usage notes

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish examen.

Noun

eksámen

  1. test, examination

Verb

eksámen

  1. to inquire or search

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch examen (examination) (pre-1996 eksamen), from Latin exāmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛkˈsamən]
  • Hyphenation: èk‧sa‧mên

Noun

èksamên

  1. (education) examination
    Synonyms: ujian, ulangan

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin examen.

Noun

eksamen m (definite singular eksamenen, indefinite plural eksamener, definite plural eksamenene)

  1. an exam, examination
    få A til eksamen
    to receive an A on an exam
  2. a degree (received after passing an exam)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin examen.

Noun

eksamen m (definite singular eksamenen, indefinite plural eksamenar, definite plural eksamenane)

  1. an exam, examination
  2. a degree (received after passing an exam)

References

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish examen.

Noun

eksamen

  1. examination