examen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin exāmen (“the tongue of a balance, examination”), for exagmen, from exigere (“to weigh accurately, to treat”): compare French examen. See exact.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen (plural examens)
- (obsolete) examination; inquiry
- July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin
- For this reason I decline answering the question with which you concluded your last, and cannot persuade myself to enter into a critical examen of the two pieces upon Lord Mansfield's loss […]
- July 11, 1780, William Cowper, letter to the Rev. William Unwin
References edit
- “examen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Compare the inherited eixam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen m (plural exàmens)
- exam, test
- Synonym: examinació
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “examen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “examen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “examen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “examen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- eksamen (before 1996)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch examen, from Latin exāmen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen n (plural examens or examina, diminutive examentje n)
- exam, examination, major test
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- bevorderingsexamen
- eindexamen
- examenkoorts
- examenuitslag
- examineren
- groootambtenaarsexamen
- kerstexamen
- paasexamen
- praktijkexamen
- rijexamen
- schoolexamen
- staatsexamen
- theorie-examen
- toelatingsexamen
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “examen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Doublet of essaim.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen m (plural examens)
Derived terms edit
- examen blanc
- examen médical
- examen d’admission
- examen d’entrée
- examen de conscience
- mettre en examen
- mise en examen
Further reading edit
- “examen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From *exagmen, ex- (“out”) + agō (“I drive”) + -men. Compare the meanings again of weighing in Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ξῐος (áxios) of same root.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ekˈsaː.men/, [ɛkˈs̠äːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈsa.men/, [eɡˈzäːmen]
Noun edit
exāmen n (genitive exāminis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | exāmen | exāmina |
Genitive | exāminis | exāminum |
Dative | exāminī | exāminibus |
Accusative | exāmen | exāmina |
Ablative | exāmine | exāminibus |
Vocative | exāmen | exāmina |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- → Albanian: shemë
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
Borrowings:
- → Catalan: examen
- → English: examen
- → French: examen
- → Friulian: esam
- → German: Examen
- → Italian: esame
- → Ido: esamo
- → Middle Dutch: examen
- → Polish: egzamin
- → Portuguese: exame
- → Romanian: examen
- → Romansch: examen
- → Russian: экзамен (ekzamen)
- → Spanish: examen
- → Swedish: examen
- → Ukrainian: екзамен (ekzamen)
- → Venetian: exame
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “examen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 257
Further reading edit
- “examen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “examen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- examen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- examen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “examen”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “examen”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen n (plural examene)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) examen | examenul | (niște) examene | examenele |
genitive/dative | (unui) examen | examenului | (unor) examene | examenelor |
vocative | examenule | examenelor |
Further reading edit
- examen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Romansch edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
examen m (plural examens)
Derived terms edit
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) examen final, (Puter) examen finel (“final exam”)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) examen da qualificaziun, (Sutsilvan) examen da qualificaziùn (“aptitude test, test of ability, occupational test”)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin exāmen. Compare the inherited doublet enjambre.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
examen m (plural exámenes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “examen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
audio: (file)
Noun edit
examen c
- exam
- graduation
- degree
- Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi
- The applicant should have a degree in economics.
- Den sökande bör ha en examen i ekonomi
Declension edit
Declension of examen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | examen | examen | examina | examina |
Genitive | examens | examens | examinas | examinas |
Synonyms edit
- (exam): examination
See also edit
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- Rhymes:Dutch/aːmən
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- Dutch lemmas
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- nl:Education
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- Rhymes:Spanish/amen
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- es:Education
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