абитуриент

See also: абітурієнт

Bulgarian

FWOTD – 13 January 2013

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Latin eō

Latin abeō

Latin -turiō

Latin abituriō

Latin abituriēnsbor.

German Abiturientbor.

Bulgarian абитуриент

Borrowed from German Abiturient, borrowed from Latin abituriēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbitoriˈɛnt]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Syllabification^(key): а‧би‧ту‧ри‧ент
• Hyphenation^(key): аби‧ту‧ри‧ент

Noun

абитурие́нт • (abituriént) m (feminine абитурие́нтка, relational adjective абитурие́нтски, diminutive абитурие́нтче)

1. male student in his last year at a high school, male senior, senior-year boy

   Synonyms: зре́лостник (zrélostnik), матурита́нт (maturitánt)

   • 1970, Камен Качев (Kamen Kalčev), „Софийски разкази“ [Sofia stories], page 102:

     — Как върви́ абитурие́нтът?
     — Мно́го добре́, свъ́рши със слове́сните, сега́ се прехвъ́рли в лаборато́рията.

     — Kak vărví abituriéntăt?
     — Mnógo dobré, svắrši săs slovésnite, segá se prehvắrli v laboratórijata.

     How is the student coping?
     Very well. Having accomplished the verbal [tasks], he just went to the laboratory.

Declension

Declension of абитурие́нт

	singular	plural
indefinite	абитурие́нт abituriént	абитурие́нти abituriénti
definite (subject form)	абитурие́нтът abituriéntăt	абитурие́нтите abituriéntite
definite (object form)	абитурие́нта abituriénta
vocative form	абитурие́нте abituriénte	абитурие́нти abituriénti

References

• “абитуриент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “абитуриент”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “абитуриент”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 1
• “абитуриент”, in БЕРОН (Български езикови ресурси онлайн) [BERON (Bulgarian Language Resources Online)] (in Bulgarian), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2024
• “абитуриѐнт [abituriènt]”, in Български тълковен речник [Bălgarski tălkoven rečnik, Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), 4th edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, →ISBN, page 15

Kumyk

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian абитуриент (abiturijent, “entrant”).

Pronunciation

• абитуриент • (abituriyent)

Noun

абитуриент • (abituriyent)

1. entrant, applicant (to an educational institution)

Adjective

абитуриент • (abituriyent)

1. entrant's, applicant's (relational adjective)

References

• Бамматов, Б.Г. (2011), “абитуриент”, in Кумыкско-русский словарь, Махачкала

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abiturient.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐbʲɪtʊrʲɪˈjent]
• IPA^(key): [ɐbʲɪtʊrʲɪˈɛnt] (phonetic respelling: абитуриэ́нт)

• Audio:

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• Audio (Saint Petersburg):

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Noun

абитурие́нт • (abiturijént, abituriént) m anim (genitive абитурие́нта, nominative plural абитурие́нты, genitive plural абитурие́нтов, female equivalent абитурие́нтка, relational adjective абитурие́нтный or абитурие́нтский)

1. graduate, school-leaver

   Synonym: выпускни́к (vypuskník)

2. university applicant, enrollee, candidate for a university entrance examination. [from mid 20 c.]

Declension

Declension of абитурие́нт (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	абитурие́нт abiturijént, abituriént	абитурие́нты abiturijénty, abituriénty
genitive	абитурие́нта abiturijénta, abituriénta	абитурие́нтов abiturijéntov, abituriéntov
dative	абитурие́нту abiturijéntu, abituriéntu	абитурие́нтам abiturijéntam, abituriéntam
accusative	абитурие́нта abiturijénta, abituriénta	абитурие́нтов abiturijéntov, abituriéntov
instrumental	абитурие́нтом abiturijéntom, abituriéntom	абитурие́нтами abiturijéntami, abituriéntami
prepositional	абитурие́нте abiturijénte, abituriénte	абитурие́нтах abiturijéntax, abituriéntax

Related terms

• абиту́ра (abitúra)