Student

From the pen-name of Irish statistician William Sealy Gosset.

Student (not comparable)

1. Clipping of Student's.

• stunted

From Middle High German studente, from Medieval Latin studēns.

• IPA^(key): /ʃtuˈdɛnt/

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Student m (weak, genitive Studenten, plural Studenten, feminine Studentin)

1. student (person attending lectures at a university; male or of unspecified sex)

   Synonyms: Hochschüler, Studierender, (informal) Studi, (informal, dated) Studiker, (informal, dated) Studiosus

• In official parlance, the plural Studenten is increasingly replaced with Studierende for gender-neutrality; see the latter entry.
• The German word is never used instead of Schüler (“pupil”). Even with adult learners, it is unusual for students in institutions below the level of Hochschule.

• → Kashubian: sztudańt
• → Polish: student
• → Silesian: sztudynt

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