German

Noun

Rektor m ‎(genitive Rektors, plural Rektoren)

1. rector (headmaster of an educational institution)

Declension

Czech

Noun

rektor m

1. rector, chancellor, master, principal (headmaster of a university)

Related terms

• rektorát

Danish

Etymology

From Latin rector, from rectus, past participle of regere ‎(“rule, govern, guide, steer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛktɔr/, [ˈʁaɡ̊tˢɒ]

Noun

rektor c (singular definite rektoren, plural indefinite rektorer)

1. headmaster, headmistress (female), head teacher (gender-neutral), principal (of a school or college)
2. rector (of a university)

Inflection

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin rector.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛktor]
• Hyphenation: rek‧tor

Noun

rektor ‎(plural rektorok)

1. (education) rector (headmaster or headmistress of a university)

Declension

Derived terms

• rektori
• rektorhelyettes

See also

• rektorátus

References

1. ↑ Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin rector

Noun

rektor m ‎(definite singular rektoren, indefinite plural rektorer, definite plural rektorene)

1. headmaster, headmistress (female), head teacher (gender-neutral), principal (of a school or college)
2. rector (of a university)

References

• “rektor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin rector

Noun

rektor m ‎(definite singular rektoren, indefinite plural rektorar, definite plural rektorane)

1. headmaster, headmistress (female), head teacher (gender-neutral), principal (of a school or college)
2. rector (of a university)

References

• “rektor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin rēctor.

Noun

rektor m pers

1. rector

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

rektor c

1. a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher^[1] (primary school; grundskola)
2. a headmaster/headmistress; principal^[1] (secondary school; gymnasieskola)
3. a principal; director^[1] (institutes and colleges; fackhögskola)
4. a rector, a headmaster, a schoolmaster; the leader of a school or other institute of education

Declension

See also

• dekan
• dekanus
• kollegierum
• lärarkollegium
• prefekt
• prorektor
• rektorsexpedition
• skolmästare
• studierektor
• universitetsrektor

References

1. 1 2 3 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) ISBN 978-913832379-3