Volksschule

German

Etymology

From Volk (“people”) +‎ -s- +‎ Schule (“school”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔlksʃuːlə/

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Noun

Volksschule f (genitive Volksschule, plural Volksschulen)

1. (Germany, Switzerland, historical) primary school
2. (education, Austria) elementary school

Descendants

• Japanese: 国民学校
  • → Chinese: 國民學校／国民学校 (guómín xuéxiào)
    • ⇒ Chinese: 國校／国校 (guóxiào)
  • → Indonesian: sekolah rakyat (calque)
  • → Korean: 국민학교 (gungminhakgyo)
  • → Malay: sekolah rendah, sekolah kebangsaan (calque)

Further reading

• “Volksschule” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache