escola

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, 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[1].

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əsˈkɔ.lə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /esˈkɔ.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔla

Noun

escola f (plural escoles)

  1. school

References


Galician

Etymology

From Old 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

Portuguese

Escola

Etymology

From Old 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

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈkɔ.lɐ/
  • (Brazil) 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

Descendants

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