абитуриент

Etymology

From German Abiturient.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbituriˈɛnt/

Noun

абитуриент • (abituriént) m (feminine абитуриентка)

1. A male student in his last year at a high school, a male senior, a senior-year boy.
   • 1970, Камен Качев (Kamen Kalčev), Софийски разкази (Sofia stories), page 102:

     — Как върви абитуриентът?

     — Много добре, свърши със словесните, сега се прехвърли в лабораторията.

     ‘How is the student coping?’

     ‘Very well. Having accomplished the verbal [tasks], he just went to the laboratory.’

Etymology

Borrowed from German Abiturient.

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

абитурие́нт • (abiturijént, abituriént) m anim (genitive абитурие́нта, nominative plural абитурие́нты, genitive plural абитурие́нтов, feminine абитурие́нтка)

1. graduate, school-leaver
2. university applicant, enrollee, candidate for a university entrance examination. [from mid 20 c.]