emeritieren
German, verb/emeʁiˈtiːʁən/
emeritieren is spelled E-M-E-R-I-T-I-E-R-E-N (11 letters). Emeritieren is a German verb meaning “to get retired” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(vor allem Hochschullehrer) von den Pflichten entbinden”.
What does emeritieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get retired
Letztes Jahr emeritierte die Universität mehrere Professoren.
- 2
to take retirement
Nächstes Jahr wird sie emeritieren.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (vor allem Hochschullehrer) von den Pflichten entbinden 2. (vor allem als Hochschullehrer) von den Pflichten entbunden werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of emeritieren
- emeritiert present singular third-person
- emeritierte past
- haben auxiliary
- emeritierend participle present
- emeritiere first-person indicative present
- emeritierst indicative present second-person
- emeritierest second-person singular subjunctive
- emeritieret plural second-person subjunctive
- emeritierten first-person indicative plural
- emeritiertest indicative preterite second-person
- emeritiertet indicative plural preterite
- emeritier imperative second-person singular
- habe emeritiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben emeritiert first-person indicative multiword-construction
- emeritier! imperative singular
- emeritiere! imperative singular
- emeritiert! imperative plural
- emeritiert haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emeritieren?
- /emeʁiˈtiːʁən/
- /emeʁiˈtiːɐ̯n/
- [emeʁiˈtiːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.