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Erasmus
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English
Etymology
From en la-med Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈɹæzməs/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Erasmus.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
en male Ancient Greek, rare in English.
en EU en w:Erasmus Programme a student exchange programme established in 1987.
Derived terms
en Erasmine
Related terms
en Erasmian
Translations
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Bulgarian: bg Еразъм Ротердамски m, bg Еразъм m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 伊拉斯謨 Yīlāsīmó
Danish: da Erasmus, da Erasmus af Rotterdam, da Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Dutch: nl Desiderius Erasmus m, nl Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam m
Esperanto: eo Erasmo, eo Erasmo de Roterdamo
Estonian: et Erasmus Rotterdamist
Finnish: fi Erasmus Rotterdamilainen, fi Erasmus
French: fr Érasme m, fr Érasme de Rotterdam m
Georgian: ka დეზიდერიუს ერაზმუს როტერდამელი, ka ერაზმუს როტერდამელი
German: de Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam m, de Erasmus m
Greek: el Ντεζιντέριους Εράσμους Ροτεροντάμους m, el Έρασμος m, el Έρασμος του Ρότερνταμ m
Ido: io Erasmus de Rotterdam, io Desiderius Erasmus de Rotterdam
Italian: it Erasmo da Rotterdam m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, nb Erasmus m, nb Desiderius Erasmus av Rotterdam m
Nynorsk: nn Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus m, nn Erasmus m, nn Erasmus frå Rotterdam m
Pennsylvania German: pdc Erasmus von Rotterdam m, pdc Erasmus Desiderius von Rotterdam m
Polish: pl Erazm m
Portuguese: pt Erasmo de Roterdão m, pt Erasmo de Roterdã m
Russian: ru Эра́зм Роттерда́мский m
Spanish: es Erasmo de Róterdam m, es Erasmo de Rotterdam m
male given name
Bulgarian: bg Еразъм m
Danish: da Erasmus
French: fr Érasme m
Greek: el Έρασμος m
Hungarian: hu Erazmus
Italian: it Erasmo m
Norwegian: no Rasmus
Portuguese: pt Erasmo m
Russian: ru Эра́зм m
Spanish: es Erasmo m
Noun
An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.
Anagrams
en aemrssu Mausers Semraus amusers assumer masseur
en Individuals
Latin
Etymology
From la grc-koi Ἔρασμος from la grc ἐράσμιος lovely, pleasant, beloved, desired.
Pronunciation
yes
Proper noun
Erasmus<2>
la Medieval Latin la male Ancient Greek
Declension
Erasmus<2>
Derived terms
la Erasmiacus Erasmiānus Erasmicus Erasmīnus Erasmiomastix Erasmīsō Erasmista Erasmīzō Erasmomastīx Erasmophilus
Descendants
en Erasmus
fr Érasme
it Erasmo
pt Erasmo
scn Iràsimu
es Erasmo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt erasmus
Etymology
pt :ubor la-med:Erasmus + 1 Erasmo
Pronunciation
Èrásmus
Noun
mfbysense Erasmus
pt Portugal university slang en Erasmus an exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme
Noun
m Erasmus
pt EU university slang pt w:pt:Programa Erasmus a student exchange programme established in 1987.
pt Portugal university slang a period of study on the Erasmus programme