Akademiker

See also: akademiker

German

Alternative forms

• Akad. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Since the 18th century. Formed on the basis of or in analogy to the now obsolete synonyms Akademist and Akademikus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Aka‧de‧mi‧ker

Noun

Akademiker m (strong, genitive Akademikers, plural Akademiker, feminine Akademikerin)

1. academic, university graduate (person with a university degree of male or unspecified sex)
2. academic (a member of an academy, college, or university)

Declension

Declension of Akademiker [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Akademiker	die	Akademiker
genitive	eines	des	Akademikers	der	Akademiker
dative	einem	dem	Akademiker	den	Akademikern
accusative	einen	den	Akademiker	die	Akademiker

Related terms

• Akademie
• akademisch

Further reading

• “Akademiker” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Akademiker” in Duden online
• “Akademiker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon