Dekan

See also: dekan

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkaːn/

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

• Dekan der Fakultät
• Dekanat
• Dekanin
• Domdekan
• Kardinaldekan
• Kreisdekan
• Prodekan
• Regionaldekan
• stellvertretender Dekan
• Stiftsdekan
• Studiendekan

 

Etymology 2

Noun

Dekan n (strong, genitive Dekans, plural Dekane)

1. (organic chemistry) decane (alternative spelling of) Decan n

Declension

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

• Dekan n (“decan (astrology)”)

Further reading

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