Noun
der Dekan
Pronunciation: /deˈkaːn/
dean (head of a university faculty)
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plural Dekane
Meanings
Noun
- dean (head of a university faculty)
- dean (senior clergyman in charge of a deanery)
Example sentence
Der Dekan begrüßte die neuen Studenten in der Aula.
The dean welcomed the new students in the assembly hall.
Word forms
singular
der Dekan
plural
die Dekane
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Dekan
Accusativeden Dekan
Dativedem Dekan
Genitivedes Dekans
Plural
Nominativedie Dekane
Accusativedie Dekane
Dativeden Dekanen
Genitiveder Dekane
Usage
- der Dekan einer Fakultät — the dean of a university faculty
- Dekan / Dekanin — male / female dean; the title also has a separate church use
Der Dekan eröffnete die Sitzung der Fakultät.
The dean opened the faculty meeting.