Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/e.kɔl/

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Translation

school

Word origin

From Latin schola ('school, leisure for learning'), itself borrowed from Greek skhole ('leisure, discussion, lecture').

Origin
Latin
Root
schola
English cognates
school, scholar, scholastic

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

partent l' .

The children leave for school at eight in the morning.

l' .

She loved school from a very young age.

L' .

The school is closed during the Christmas holidays.

l' .

The children come home from school before dinner.

.

My old school is near the park.

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