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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 536.

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmatura]

Proper noun

Matura m anim (female equivalent Maturová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Matura (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Matura	Maturové
genitive	Matury	Maturů
dative	Maturovi	Maturům
accusative	Maturu	Matury
vocative	Maturo	Maturové
locative	Maturovi	Maturech
instrumental	Maturou	Matury

Further reading

• “Matura”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

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