gymnasium
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums)
- (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
- A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
- (historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (large room or building for indoor sports): gym
- (type of secondary school): prep school, college prep school
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Czech[edit]
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Noun[edit]
gymnasium n
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Further reading[edit]
- gymnasium in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- gymnasium in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n (singular definite gymnasiet, plural indefinite gymnasier, in compounds: gymnasie-)
- gymnasium (a type of secondary school)
Inflection[edit]
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gymnasium | gymnasiet | gymnasier | gymnasierne |
genitive | gymnasiums | gymnasiets | gymnasiers | gymnasiernes |
Further reading[edit]
gymnasium on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gym‧na‧si‧um
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums, diminutive gymnasiumpje n)
- a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek
- school of sports which the Greeks had in antiquity
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Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: gimnasium
See also[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡymˈna.si.um/, [ɡʏmˈnäs̠iʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒimˈna.si.um/, [d͡ʒimˈnäːs̬ium]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n (genitive gymnasiī or gymnasī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
Genitive | gymnasiī gymnasī1 |
gymnasiōrum |
Dative | gymnasiō | gymnasiīs |
Accusative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
Ablative | gymnasiō | gymnasiīs |
Vocative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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Descendants[edit]
- → Albanian: gjimnaz
- Catalan: gimnàs
- French: gymnase
- Galician: ximnasio
- → German: Gymnasium (see there for further descendants)
- Italian: ginnasio
- Portuguese: ginásio
- Spanish: gimnasio
References[edit]
- “gymnasium”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “gymnasium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gymnasium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- gymnasium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- “gymnasium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gymnasium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- “gymnasium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n (definite singular gymnasiet, indefinite plural gymnasier, definite plural gymnasia or gymnasiene)
- alternative form of gymnas
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n (definite singular gymnasiet, indefinite plural gymnasium, definite plural gymnasia)
- alternative form of gymnas
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gymnasie (nonstandard)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gymnasium n
- gymnasium; an upper secondary school: either theoretical ("preparing for further studies") or vocational
Declension[edit]
Declension of gymnasium | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gymnasium | gymnasiet | gymnasier | gymnasierna |
Genitive | gymnasiums | gymnasiets | gymnasiers | gymnasiernas |
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- en:Sports areas
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