menntaskóli
Icelandic
Etymology
mennta (“to educate”) + skóli (“school”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛn̥taˌskouːlɪ/
Noun
menntaskóli m (genitive singular menntaskóla, nominative plural menntaskólar)
- gymnasium (a secondary school level for 16–19 year olds)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | menntaskóli | menntaskólinn | menntaskólar | menntaskólarnir |
| accusative | menntaskóla | menntaskólann | menntaskóla | menntaskólana |
| dative | menntaskóla | menntaskólanum | menntaskólum | menntaskólunum |
| genitive | menntaskóla | menntaskólans | menntaskóla | menntaskólanna |
See also
- stúdent (“a person who has graduated from a gymnasium”)
Further reading
- “menntaskóli” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)