sjoel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃul/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish שול (shul, “synagogue, school”), from Old High German scuola, which was borrowed in turn from Latin schola.

Noun

sjoel f or m (plural sjoels, diminutive sjoeltje n)

1. (Judaism) A (usually Ashkenazic) synagogue.

Hypernyms

• synagoge

Coordinate terms

• snoge

Etymology 2

Verb

sjoel

1. inflection of sjoelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative