skolēns

See also: skolens

Latvian

Skolēni

Etymology

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

Noun

skolēns m (1st declension)

  1. 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

Synonyms

References

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