gimnazjum
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gymnasium, from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡimˈna.zjum/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -azjum
- Syllabification: gim‧na‧zjum
Noun
gimnazjum n
- (historical) a former type of secondary school in Poland, starting at the age of 12-13, and following at that time 6 years of elementary school; gymnasium; removed in 2017 by increasing the length of elementary (szkoła podstawowa) and secondary (liceum) school education
Declension
Declension of gimnazjum
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gimnazjum | gimnazja |
| genitive | gimnazjum | gimnazjów |
| dative | gimnazjum | gimnazjom |
| accusative | gimnazjum | gimnazja |
| instrumental | gimnazjum | gimnazjami |
| locative | gimnazjum | gimnazjach |
| vocative | gimnazjum | gimnazja |