"Semester" meaning in German

See Semester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zeˈmɛstɐ/ Audio: De-Semester.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛstɐ Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sēmēstris. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|sēmēstris}} Borrowed from Latin sēmēstris Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Semester n (strong, genitive Semesters, plural Semester) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Semesters [genitive], Semester [plural], strong [table-tags], Semester [nominative, singular], Semester [definite, nominative, plural], Semesters [genitive, singular], Semester [definite, genitive, plural], Semester [dative, singular], Semestern [dative, definite, plural], Semester [accusative, singular], Semester [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. semester Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Semester-de-noun-tOWM18sc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: Anfangssemester, Auslandsemester, Auslandssemester, Erstsemester, Fachsemester, Feriensemester, Forschungsfreisemester, Forschungssemester, Freisemester, Frühjahrssemester, Frühlingssemester, Herbstsemester, Hochschulsemester, Konsemester, Praktikumssemester, Praxissemester, Prosemester, Semesteranfang, Semesterapparat, Semesterarbeit, Semesterbeginn, Semesterbeitrag, Semesterende, Semesterferien, Semestergebühr, Semesterschluss, Semesterstart, Semesterticket, Semesterwochenstunde, Semesterzeit, Semesterzeugnis, Sommersemester, Studiensemester, Urlaubssemester, Wartesemester, Wintersemester, Zwischensemester

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "da",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "nl",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "semester"
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          "word": "semester"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "zh",
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "lang_code": "ml",
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            "borrowed"
          ],
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          "word": "സെമസ്റ്റർ"
        }
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      "lang_code": "he",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "hu",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "form": "Semester",
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    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "Anfangssemester"
        },
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "Erstsemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fachsemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Feriensemester"
        },
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          "word": "Forschungsfreisemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Forschungssemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Freisemester"
        },
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          "word": "Frühjahrssemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Frühlingssemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Herbstsemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hochschulsemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Konsemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Praktikumssemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Praxissemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Prosemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesteranfang"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterapparat"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterarbeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterbeginn"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterbeitrag"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterende"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterferien"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semestergebühr"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterschluss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterstart"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterticket"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterwochenstunde"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterzeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Semesterzeugnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sommersemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Studiensemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Urlaubssemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wartesemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Wintersemester"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zwischensemester"
        }
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              54,
              62
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          ],
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            [
              78,
              87
            ]
          ],
          "english": "When Cassirer invited me in 1927, I changed to the university Hamburg for two semesters.",
          "ref": "1996, Klibansky Raymond with Patrick Conley, “Die Grenzen des akademischen Lebens sprengen”, in Merkur, volume 50, number 564, →ISSN, page 274:",
          "text": "Als Cassirer mich 1926 einlud, wechselte ich für zwei Semester an die Universität Hamburg.",
          "translation": "When Cassirer invited me in 1927, I changed to the university Hamburg for two semesters.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "semester"
      ],
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          "semester"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}
{
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    },
    {
      "word": "Auslandsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Auslandssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Erstsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fachsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feriensemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Forschungsfreisemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Forschungssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Freisemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frühjahrssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frühlingssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herbstsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hochschulsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Konsemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Praktikumssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Praxissemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prosemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesteranfang"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterapparat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterarbeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterbeginn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterbeitrag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterende"
    },
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      "word": "Semesterferien"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semestergebühr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterschluss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterstart"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterticket"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterwochenstunde"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterzeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Semesterzeugnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sommersemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Studiensemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Urlaubssemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wartesemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wintersemester"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwischensemester"
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      "word": "semester"
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        {
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        },
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          "english": "When Cassirer invited me in 1927, I changed to the university Hamburg for two semesters.",
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          "text": "Als Cassirer mich 1926 einlud, wechselte ich für zwei Semester an die Universität Hamburg.",
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    {
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  ],
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}

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