λύκειο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ci.o/
• Hyphenation: λύ‧κει‧ο

Noun

λύκειο • (lýkeio) n (plural λύκεια)

1. secondary school (UK), high school (US)
2. lyceum
3. organisation with educational and cultural objectives

Declension

Declension of λύκειο

	singular	plural
nominative	λύκειο •	λύκεια •
genitive	λυκείου •,  λύκειου •	λυκείων •
accusative	λύκειο •	λύκεια •
vocative	λύκειο •	λύκεια •

See also

see: σχολείο n (scholeío, “school”)

Further reading

• λύκειο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el