skolēns
See also: skolens
Latvian
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Skolēni
Etymology
From skola (“school”) + -ēns. Introduced into the literary language alongside its synonym skolnieks in the 19th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
skolēns m (1st declension)
- schoolchild, pupil, student (a child or teenager that goes to school)
- pamatskolas skolēns ― primary school student, pupil
- jaunāko klašu skolēni ― junior students
- septītās klases skolēni ― seventh grade students
- skolēna dienas režīms ― student's daily regimen
- skolēnu formas tērpi ― students' uniforms
- noteikumi skolēniem ― provisions, rules for students
- skolēnu dziesmu un deju svētki ― youth (lit. students') song and dance festival
- tā bija man mīļākā priekšmeta: matemātikas stunda, un skolotājs man, tāpat kā visiem skolēniem, ļoti patika ― that was my favorite subject: the mathematics class, and I, like all students, quite liked the teacher
Usage notes
This word, unlike its synonym skolnieks, apparently does not have a feminine form.
Declension
Declension of skolēns (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | skolēns | skolēni |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | skolēnu | skolēnus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | skolēna | skolēnu |
dative (datīvs) | skolēnam | skolēniem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | skolēnu | skolēniem |
locative (lokatīvs) | skolēnā | skolēnos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | skolēns | skolēni |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “skola”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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