Matura

See also: matura, mătura, mătură, and maturą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Matura.

Proper noun

Matura (plural Maturas)

1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

Derived terms

• Matura diamond

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Matura is the 51941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 400 individuals. Matura is most common among White (86.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Matura”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 536.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin exāmina mātūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtuːʁa/

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Matura f (genitive Matura, plural Maturen)

1. (Austria, Switzerland) matura (school-leaving exam such as the A level, Abitur etc.)

   Synonym: (Germany) Abitur

Declension

Declension of Matura [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Matura	die	Maturen
genitive	einer	der	Matura	der	Maturen
dative	einer	der	Matura	den	Maturen
accusative	eine	die	Matura	die	Maturen

Further reading

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