Universität

See also: universitat

German

Etymology

From Latin ūniversitās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌuni.vɛʁ.ziˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˌuni.vɛʁ.ziˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Uni‧ver‧si‧tät

Noun

Universität f (genitive Universität, plural Universitäten)

1. university

   Synonym: (colloquial) Uni

   Hypernym: Hochschule

Derived terms

• Uni

Further reading

• “Universität” in Duden online
• “Universität” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache