Schul

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Schui (Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuːl/
• Hyphenation: Schul

Noun

Schul f (plural Schuln) (Southern Bavarian)

1. school

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Noun

Schul f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) school

Further reading

• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 92

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• xuul (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Central Franconian Schull, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, borrowed from Latin schola, borrowed from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃuːl/
• Rhymes: -uːl
• Syllabification: Schul

Noun

Schul f (plural Schule)

1. school

   Die Kinner gehn in die Schul. ― The kids go to the school.

   In hon in ener luxemborrichische Schul studeerd. ― I studied in a Luxembourgish school.

2. class

   Gester waar keen Schul. ― There was no class yesterday.

Derived terms

(nouns):

• Schuletasch f
• Schuljoher n

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Compare German Schule, Yiddish שול (shul), Dutch school, English school.

Noun

Schul f (plural Schule)

1. school (place of learning)