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iskola

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Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin schola (lecture, school, sect), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, leisure, free time, disputation, school).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈiʃkolɒ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: is‧ko‧la
  • Rhymes: -lɒ

Noun

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iskola (plural iskolák)

  1. school (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
    Synonyms: (diminutive) isi, (colloquial) suli
    • 1975, Imre Kertész, translated by Tim Wilkinson, Sorstalanság, Budapest: Magvető Könyvkiadó (2016), →ISBN, page 5:
      Ma nem mentem iskolába. Azaz mentem, de csak, hogy hazakéredzkedjem az osztályfőnökömtől.
      I didn't go to school today. Or rather, I did go, but only to ask my class teacher's permission to take the day off.

Declension

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Possessive forms of iskola
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. iskolám iskoláim
2nd person sing. iskolád iskoláid
3rd person sing. iskolája iskolái
1st person plural iskolánk iskoláink
2nd person plural iskolátok iskoláitok
3rd person plural iskolájuk iskoláik

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