Gymnasium
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See also: gymnasium
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gymnasium n (genitive Gymnasiums, plural Gymnasien)
- grammar school (UK), prep school (US) (school used to prepare students for university)
- Coordinate terms: Grundschule, Hauptschule, Realschule, Internat
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gymnasium
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Gymnasium | die | Gymnasien |
genitive | eines | des | Gymnasiums | der | Gymnasien |
dative | einem | dem | Gymnasium | den | Gymnasien |
accusative | ein | das | Gymnasium | die | Gymnasien |
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Gymnasium” in Duden online
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Gymnasium n sg (genitive Gymnasiī or Gymnasī); second declension
- A male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Gymnasium |
Genitive | Gymnasiī Gymnasī1 |
Dative | Gymnasiō |
Accusative | Gymnasium |
Ablative | Gymnasiō |
Vocative | Gymnasium |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References[edit]
- Gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gymnasium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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