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)
- schoolchild, pupil, student (a child or teenager that goes to school)
- pamatskolas skolēns ― primary school student, pupil
- jaunāko klašu skolēni ― junior students
- septītās klases skolēni ― seventh grade students
- skolēna dienas režīms ― student's daily regimen
- skolēnu formas tērpi ― students' uniforms
- noteikumi skolēniem ― provisions, rules for students
- skolēnu dziesmu un deju svētki ― youth (lit. students') song and dance festival
- tā bija man mīļākā priekšmeta: matemātikas stunda, un skolotājs man, tāpat kā visiem skolēniem, ļoti patika ― that 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | skolēns | skolēni |
| genitive | skolēna | skolēnu |
| dative | skolēnam | skolēniem |
| accusative | skolēnu | skolēnus |
| instrumental | skolēnu | skolēniem |
| locative | skolēnā | skolēnos |
| vocative | skolēn | skolēni |
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skola”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN