Vocabulary
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Dissertation
/dɪsɛʁtaˈtsi̯oːn/· noun· Pl. die Dissertationen
doctoral thesis, dissertation
Die Dissertation (everyday: die Doktorarbeit, short: die Diss) — the thesis you write for a doctorate; you submit it (einreichen), defend it and must then publish it.
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Forms
- Singular
- die Dissertation
- Plural
- die Dissertationen
- Genitiv
- der Dissertation
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Dissertation
doctoral thesis
Sie schreibt ihre Dissertation über Mehrsprachigkeit in Grundschulen.
She is writing her doctoral thesis on multilingualism in primary schools.
Word family
Dissertationdas Dissertationsthemathesis topicdas Dissertationsprojektdoctoral project
Common combinations
- eine Dissertation schreibento write a doctoral thesis
- die Dissertation einreichento submit the thesis
- eine Dissertation betreuento supervise a thesis
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Doktorarbeit
Common learner mistakes
- meine Dissertation (für den Master)meine MasterarbeitFalse friend: in German, Dissertation is only a doctoral thesis; a bachelor's or master's dissertation is die Bachelorarbeit or die Masterarbeit.
Real examples
- Nach vier Jahren Forschung hat er seine Dissertation endlich eingereicht.After four years of research he has finally submitted his doctoral thesis.
- Die Professorin betreut zurzeit sechs Dissertationen gleichzeitig.The professor is currently supervising six doctoral theses at the same time.
- Weil Teile seiner Dissertation abgeschrieben waren, wurde ihm der Doktortitel aberkannt.Because parts of his thesis had been plagiarised, his doctorate was revoked.
