schola
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin schola.
Noun[edit]
schola (plural scholas)
- Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.
- Today, a group of musicians, particularly one which specializes in liturgical music.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek σχολή (scholḗ)
Noun[edit]
schola (genitive scholae); f, first declension
- Leisure time given to learning.
- A school; a place for learning or instruction.
- A student body; the disciples of a teacher.
- A sect; body of followers of a teacher or system, such as the Praetorian guard.
- An art gallery.
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | schola | scholae |
| genitive | scholae | scholārum |
| dative | scholae | scholīs |
| accusative | scholam | scholās |
| ablative | scholā | scholīs |
| vocative | schola | scholae |
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- schola in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
