schola

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See also: scholą

English

Etymology

From Latin schola. Doublet of school and shul.

Noun

schola (plural scholas or scholae)

  1. Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.
  2. Today, a group of musicians, particularly one which specializes in liturgical music.

Anagrams

Latin

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    schola f (genitive scholae); first declension

    1. Leisure time given to learning; schooltime, classtime.
    2. A school; a place for learning or instruction.
      • 1804 Jun 12, Oberdeutsche Allgemeine Litteraturzeitung, No. 70, p. 1119
        non scholæ sed vitæ discendvm est
        We must learn not for school but for life.
    3. A student body; the disciples of a teacher.
    4. A school (especially a secondary school), a sect; body of followers of a teacher or system, such as those of a philosopher or the Praetorian guard
      Near-synonym: lūdus
    5. An art gallery.

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative schola scholae
    genitive scholae scholārum
    dative scholae scholīs
    accusative scholam scholās
    ablative scholā scholīs
    vocative schola scholae

    Descendants

    References

    • schola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • schola”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • schola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
      • a school for higher education: schola
      • to go to a school: scholam frequentare
      • to exert oneself in the schools: desudare in scholae umbra or umbraculis
      • a sect, school of thought: schola, disciplina, familia; secta
      • to give lectures: scholas habere, explicare (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
      • to attend lectures: scholis interesse
    • schola”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

    Polish

    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of szkoła.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsxɔ.la/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔla
    • Syllabification: scho‧la

    Noun

    schola f (diminutive scholka)

    1. (education, music) schola (musical school attached to a monastery or church)

    Declension

    Further reading

    • schola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Latin schola.

    Noun

    schola f (plural scholas)

    1. Obsolete spelling of escola.