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Etymology edit

Emeritus +‎ -ieren, from Latin ēmeritus, perfect passive participle of ēmereō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /emeʁiˈtiːʁən/, /emeʁiˈtiːɐ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən
  • Hyphenation: eme‧ri‧tie‧ren

Verb edit

emeritieren (weak, third-person singular present emeritiert, past tense emeritierte, past participle emeritiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (education, church law, transitiv) to get retired
    Letztes Jahr emeritierte die Universität mehrere Professoren.Last year the university retired several professors.
  2. (education, church law) to take retirement
    Nächstes Jahr wird sie emeritieren.She is going to retire next year.

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