skolēns

See also: skolens

Latvian

Etymology

From skola (school) +‎ -ēns. Introduced into the literary language alongside its synonym skolnieks in the 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

skolēns m (1st declension)

  1. schoolchild, pupil, student (a child or teenager that goes to school)
    pamatskolas skolēnsprimary school student, pupil
    jaunāko klašu skolēnijunior students
    septītās klases skolēniseventh grade students
    skolēna dienas režīmsstudent's daily regimen
    skolēnu formas tērpistudents' uniforms
    noteikumi skolēniemprovisions, rules for students
    skolēnu dziesmu un deju svētkiyouth (lit. students') song and dance festival
    tā bija man mīļākā priekšmeta: matemātikas stunda, un skolotājs man, tāpat kā visiem skolēniem, ļoti patikathat was my favorite subject: the mathematics class, and I, like all students, quite liked the teacher

Usage notes

This word, unlike its synonym skolnieks, apparently does not have a feminine form.

Declension

Declension of skolēns (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative skolēns skolēni
genitive skolēna skolēnu
dative skolēnam skolēniem
accusative skolēnu skolēnus
instrumental skolēnu skolēniem
locative skolēnā skolēnos
vocative skolēn skolēni

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skola”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN