Kollegium

See also: kollegium and kollégium

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin collēgium. Doublet of Kolleg and College.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔˈleːɡi̯ʊm/
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Noun

Kollegium n (strong, genitive Kollegiums, plural Kollegien)

a governing or overseeing board
the faculty of a school; teaching staff
Synonym: Lehrkörper

Declension

Declension of Kollegium [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kollegium	die	Kollegien
genitive	eines	des	Kollegiums	der	Kollegien
dative	einem	dem	Kollegium	den	Kollegien
accusative	ein	das	Kollegium	die	Kollegien

Hyponyms

Kurfürstenkollegium, Kardinalskollegium, Lehrerkollegium, Redaktionskollegium (“board of editors”)

Further reading

“Kollegium” in Duden online

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