eksamen - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Medieval Latin exāmen (“exam”), Latin exāmen (“swarm, consideration”). Compare also English exam, German Examen.

• IPA^(key): [ɛɡ̊ˈsæːmm̩], [eɡ̊ˈsæːmm̩]

eksamen c (singular definite eksamenen, plural indefinite eksaminer or eksamener)

1. examination, exam (formal test)
2. degree (academic award)

• reeksamen ("re-examination")
• studentereksamen ("graduation from gymnasium")

• eksaminand ("examinee")
• eksamination ("examination")
• eksaminator ("examiner")
• eksaminere ("examine")

eksamen n (plural eksamens or eksamina, diminutive eksamentje n)

1. Superseded spelling of examen.

• The spelling eksamen was deprecated in 1996 in the new Groene Boekje (“Little Green Book”) spelling reform.

From Spanish examen.

eksámen

1. test, examination

eksámen

1. to inquire or search

From Dutch examen (“examination”) (pre-1996 eksamen), from Latin exāmen.

• IPA^(key): [ɛkˈsamən]
• Hyphenation: èk‧sa‧mên

èksamên

1. (education) examination.

   Synonyms: ujian, ulangan

• “eksamen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Latin examen.

eksamen m (definite singular eksamenen, indefinite plural eksamener, definite plural eksamenene)

1. an exam, examination

   få A til eksamen

   to receive an A on an exam

2. a degree (received after passing an exam)

• “eksamen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin examen.

eksamen m (definite singular eksamenen, indefinite plural eksamenar, definite plural eksamenane)

1. an exam, examination
2. a degree (received after passing an exam)

• “eksamen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Spanish examen.

eksamen

1. examination