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How do you say "university professor" in German?
der Universitätsprofessor
In German, "university professor" is der Universitätsprofessor.
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Pronunciation
Pro-fay-SOR. Say it like English professor but with softer consonants.
Grammar notes
Der Universitätsprofessor is masculine, typically shortened to Professor or Herr Professor in speech. Plural is die Universitätsprofessoren.
Example sentence
Der Universitätsprofessor lehrt Mathematik.
The university professor teaches mathematics.
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How to remember der Universitätsprofessor
This word is a direct Latin loanword. Universität is university, and Professor is the academic rank.
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Questions about der Universitätsprofessor
How do you say "university professor" in German?
In German, "university professor" is der Universitätsprofessor. It is a noun.
Is der Universitätsprofessor masculine or feminine?
Der Universitätsprofessor is masculine, typically shortened to Professor or Herr Professor in speech. Plural is die Universitätsprofessoren.
How is der Universitätsprofessor used in a sentence?
Use der Universitätsprofessor as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Der Universitätsprofessor lehrt Mathematik. (The university professor teaches mathematics.).
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"University professor" in other languages
- Japanese 大学教授 (daigakukyōju)
- Korean 대학 교수 (daehak gyosu)
- Chinese 大学教授 (dà xué jiào shòu)
- Spanish profesor universitario
- Spanish (Latin America) profesor universitario
- French le professeur d'université
- Italian il professore universitario
- Russian преподаватель (prepodavatelʹ)
- Greek ο καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου (o kathiyitis panepistimiu)
- Arabic دكتور جامعة (duktoor gaemAa)
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