Professur

/pʁofɛˈsuːɐ̯/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Professuren

Meaning

  1. professorship

    • Sie bekam eine Professur in München.

      She got a professorship in Munich.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cátedra

cátedra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "professorship."

Practice

1 What does Professur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie bekam eine ___ in München.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Professur?

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