semester
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See also Semester
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[edit] English
[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
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semester (plural semesters)
- 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.
[edit] Translations
half of school year
[edit] See also
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Etymology
From semestris (“‘lasting six months’”); sex (“‘six’”) + mensis (“‘month’”). See also German Semester.
[edit] Pronunciation
[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 |
- Vacation, especially from work.
- Nästan alla här går på semester under sensommaren.
- "Almost everyone here goes on vacation during late summer."
- Activity related to vacationing, especially in compound terms.
- Jag åkte på campingsemester med kollegerna.
- "I went on a camping vacation with my colleagues."
- (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