σχολή

See also: σχόλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́ (“holding back”), from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”). Synchronically analyzed as a formation from the aorist stem σχ- (skh-) of ἔχω (ékhō, “I hold”).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    σχολή • (skholḗ) f (genitive σχολῆς); first declension

    1. leisure, free time
    2. rest
    3. that in which leisure time is spent, especially lecture, disputation, discussion
    4. philosophy
    5. place where lectures were given, school, lecture hall
    6. (in the plural) the Praetorian guard (see Latin scholae)

    Inflection

    First declension of ἡ σχολή; τῆς σχολῆς (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ σχολή
    hē skholḗ     		τὼ σχολᾱ́
    tṑ skholā́     		αἱ σχολαί
    hai skholaí
    Genitive τῆς σχολῆς
    tês skholês     		τοῖν σχολαῖν
    toîn skholaîn     		τῶν σχολῶν
    tôn skholôn
    Dative τῇ σχολῇ
    tēî skholēî     		τοῖν σχολαῖν
    toîn skholaîn     		ταῖς σχολαῖς
    taîs skholaîs
    Accusative τὴν σχολήν
    tḕn skholḗn     		τὼ σχολᾱ́
    tṑ skholā́     		τᾱ̀ς σχολᾱ́ς
    tā̀s skholā́s
    Vocative σχολή
    skholḗ     		σχολᾱ́
    skholā́     		σχολαί
    skholaí
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σχολή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1438-9

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    Greek

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sxoˈli/

    Noun

    σχολή • (scholí) f (plural σχολές)

    1. faculty, school (division of institutions of higher education)
      νομική σχολή ― nomikí scholí ― faculty of law
      νυχτερινή σχολή ― nychteriní scholí ― evening school

    Declension

    Declension of σχολή
    singular plural
    nominative σχολή (scholí) σχολές (scholés)
    genitive σχολής (scholís) σχολών (scholón)
    accusative σχολή (scholí) σχολές (scholés)
    vocative σχολή (scholí) σχολές (scholés)

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