escola

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”). First attested in Catalan 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈkɔ.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈkɔ.la]
• Rhymes: -ɔla

Noun

escola f (plural escoles)

1. school

Related terms

• escolar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”).

Noun

escola f (plural escolas)

1. school

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Portuguese

Escola

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”). The Portuguese form may indicate a semi-learned influence on the phonetic aspects of the word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/
• IPA^(key): /is.ˈkɔ.la/, /i(j)ʃ.ˈkɔ.la/
• Hyphenation: es‧co‧la

Noun

escola f (plural escolas)

1. school
2. campus
3. college
4. academy
5. system
6. method

Derived terms

• escola básica
• escola primária
• escola profissional
• escola secundária
• jardim-escola

 

Related terms

• escolar

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: skola
• → Javanese: ꦱꦼꦏꦺꦴꦭꦃ (sekolah)
• → Malay: sekolah
  • Indonesian: sekolah
    • → Ternate: skola, sikola
  • → Iban: sekula
• → Tetum: eskola