gymnázium

See also: gymnazium

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from German Gymnasium, from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”). Cognates include Hungarian gimnázium.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: gym‧ná‧zium

Noun

gymnázium n

  1. grammar school (UK) (secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education)
    Synonym: gympl

Declension
Declension of gymnázium (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative gymnázium gymnázia
genitive gymnázia gymnázií
dative gymnáziu gymnáziím
accusative gymnázium gymnázia
vocative gymnázium gymnázia
locative gymnáziu gymnáziích
instrumental gymnáziem gymnázii

See also

Further reading
  • gymnasium in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • gymnasium in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡim.naː.zi.um/

Noun

gymnázium n (genitive singular gymnázia, nominative plural gymnáziá, genitive plural gymnázií, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. grammar school (UK) (secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education)

Declension
Declension of gymnázium
singular plural
nominative gymnázium gymnáziá
genitive gymnázia gymnázií
dative gymnáziu gymnáziám
accusative gymnázium gymnáziá
locative gymnáziu gymnáziách
instrumental gymnáziom gymnáziami

Derived terms
  • gymnaziálny

See also
  • stredná škola

Further reading
  • gymnázium in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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