Dekan

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See also: dekan

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈkaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

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15th century, from Medieval Latin decānus. Doublet of Dechant.

Noun

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Dekan m (strong, genitive Dekans, plural Dekane, feminine Dekanin)

  1. dean (senior official at a university; male or unspecified gender)
  2. Alternative form of Dechant (“dean”, church official)
Declension
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Declension of Dekan [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Dekan die Dekane
genitive eines des Dekans der Dekane
dative einem dem Dekan den Dekanen
accusative einen den Dekan die Dekane
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Dekan n (strong, genitive Dekans, plural Dekane)

  1. (organic chemistry) decane (alternative spelling of) Decan n
Declension
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Declension of Dekan [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Dekan die Dekane
genitive eines des Dekans der Dekane
dative einem dem Dekan den Dekanen
accusative ein das Dekan die Dekane

See also

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  • Dekan n (“decan (astrology)”)

Further reading

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

Slovak

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Etymology

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From dekan.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Dekan m pers (female equivalent Dekanová)

  1. a male surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

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