Volksschule

German

Etymology

From Volk (“people”) +‎ -s- +‎ Schule (“school”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔlksʃuːlə/
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Noun

Volksschule f (genitive Volksschule, plural Volksschulen)

  1. (Germany, Switzerland, historical) primary school
  2. (education, Austria) elementary school

Declension
Declension of Volksschule [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Volksschule die Volksschulen
genitive einer der Volksschule der Volksschulen
dative einer der Volksschule den Volksschulen
accusative eine die Volksschule die Volksschulen

Descendants
  • → Japanese: 国民学校
    • → Chinese: 國立學校／国立学校 (guólì xuéxiào)
    • → Indonesian: sekolah rakyat (calque)
    • → Malay: sekolah rendah, sekolah kebangsaan (calque)
    • → Korean: 국민학교 (gungminhakgyo)

Further reading
  • “Volksschule” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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