skoalle

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian skūle, schūle (school), from Proto-Germanic *skōla (school), from Late Latin schola, scola (learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, spare time, leisure), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to hold, have, possess).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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skoalle c (plural skoallen, diminutive skoaltsje)

  1. school (education)
    Spitich datst hieltyd noch nei skoalle moatst.Unfortunately you still have to go to school.

Further reading

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  • skoalle”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011