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

• reeksamen ("re-examination")
• studentereksamen ("graduation from gymnasium")

Related terms

• eksaminand ("examinee")
• eksamination ("examination")
• eksaminator ("examiner")
• eksaminere ("examine")

See also

• eksamen on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Eksamen (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

1. Superseded spelling of examen.

Usage notes

• The spelling eksamen was deprecated in 1996 in the new Groene Boekje (“Little Green Book”) spelling reform.

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

Related terms

• eksaminasi

 

Further reading

• “eksamen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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

• “eksamen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

• “eksamen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish examen.

Noun

eksamen

1. examination