semester

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 2 Swedish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Compounds 2.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /sɪˈmɛstə/, SAMPA: /sI"mEst@/
• (GenAm) enPR: sĭ-mĕstʹər, IPA: /sɪˈmɛstɚ/, SAMPA: /sI"mEst@`/
• Hyphenation: se‧mes‧ter

[edit] Etymology

from German Semester < Modern Latin semestris (from sex six + mensis month).

[edit] Noun

semester (plural semesters)

1. Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as fall or spring semester.

   I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.

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[edit] See also

• term
• trimester

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From semestris (“‘lasting six months’”); sex (“‘six’”) + mensis (“‘month’”). See also German Semester.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛˈmɛstɛr/  audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

semester c.

Inflection for semester	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	semester	semestern	semestrar	semestrarna
Possessive form	semesters	semesterns	semestrars	semestrarnas

1. Vacation, especially from work.

   Nästan alla här går på semester under sensommaren.

   "Almost everyone here goes on vacation during late summer."

2. Activity related to vacationing, especially in compound terms.

   Jag åkte på campingsemester med kollegerna.

   "I went on a camping vacation with my colleagues."

3. (figuratively) Relief from a taxing situation.

   Vi behöver ta semester från varandra.

   "We need to take a break from each other."

[edit] Compounds

• semesterdag
• semesterresa
• semesterby
• semesterersättning
• semesterfirare
• semesterresa
• semestertid
• semestervikarie
• industrisemester

[edit] Derived terms

• semestra