English edit

Etymology edit

From the pen-name of Irish statistician William Sealy Gosset.

Adjective edit

Student (not comparable)

  1. Clipping of Student's.

Anagrams edit

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German studente, from Medieval Latin studēns.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃtuˈdɛnt/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun edit

Student m (weak, genitive Studenten, plural Studenten, feminine Studentin)

  1. student (person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex)
    Synonyms: Hochschüler, Studierender, (informal) Studi, (informal, dated) Studiker, (informal, dated) Studiosus

Usage notes edit

  • In official parlance, the plural Studenten is increasingly replaced with Studierende for gender-neutrality; see the latter entry.
  • The German word is never used instead of Schüler (pupil). Even with adult learners, it is unusual for students in institutions below the level of Hochschule.

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Descendants edit

  • Kashubian: sztudent
  • Polish: student
  • Silesian: sztudynt

Further reading edit

  • Student” in Duden online
  • Student” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache