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West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian skūle, schūle (“school”), from Proto-Germanic *skōla (“school”), from Late Latin schola, scola (“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”).
Pronunciation
Noun
skoalle c (plural skoallen, diminutive skoaltsje)
- school (education)
- Spitich datst hieltyd noch nei skoalle moatst. ― Unfortunately you still have to go to school.
Further reading
- “skoalle”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011