högskola
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Swedish
Alternative forms
- (archaic) Hög-Skola, höghschola, högschole
Etymology
Compound of hög (“high”) + skola (“school”). First attested in 1538.[1]
False friend with English high school.
Pronunciation
Noun
högskola c
- college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.
Usage notes
- In practice, the term is also retained in some names of universities even after they were given permission to issue graduate degrees. See also the entry högskola in English Wikipedia.
Declension
| Declension of högskola | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | högskola | högskolan | högskolor | högskolorna |
| Genitive | högskolas | högskolans | högskolors | högskolornas |
Derived terms
- folkhögskola
- handelshögskola
- högskoleförordning
- högskolelag
- högskolepoäng
- högskolestudent
- teknisk högskola
See also
- lågstadium (grades 1-3)
- mellanstadium (grades 4-6)
- högstadium (grades 7-9)
- gymnasium (most commonly grades 10-12)
- universitet