Maturität

See also: maturitat

German

Etymology

From Latin mātūritās (“ripeness, maturity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /matuʁiˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /-ˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧tu‧ri‧tät

Noun

Maturität f (genitive Maturität, no plural)

  1. (dated) maturity; state of maturity
    Synonym: Reife
  2. (Switzerland, in Germany till about 1900) higher education entrance qualification or the examination to obtain it, Abitur
    Synonym: Hochschulreife / Hochschulreifeprüfung

Declension

Declension of Maturität [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Maturität
genitive einer der Maturität
dative einer der Maturität
accusative eine die Maturität

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