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skóol
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noun[C]
A school; an institution or place where children or students are taught.
skóol
Etymology
From Dutch school, ultimately from Latin schola and Greek scholē, originally meaning ‘leisure, discussion, lecture, school’.
Examples
Ons kinders gaan na die skool.
Óns kínders gáan na die skóol.
Our children go to the school.
Die skool begin om agtuur.
Die skóol begín om ágtuur.
The school starts at eight o’clock.
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noun[U]
Schooling or classes; the period or activity of attending school.
skóol
Etymology
From Dutch school, ultimately from Latin schola and Greek scholē.
Examples
Daar is vandag nie skool nie.
Dáar is vándag nie skóol nie.
There is no school today.
Na skool speel hulle rugby.
Na skóol spéel húlle rúgby.
After school they play rugby.
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noun[C]
A school of thought, art, style, or practice; a group sharing a particular approach or tradition.
skóol
Etymology
From the extended sense of ‘school’ as a group taught by or following the same master, tradition, or method.
Examples
Sy werk behoort tot die Kaapse skool.
Sy wérk behóort tot die Káapse skóol.
Her work belongs to the Cape school.
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noun[C]
A school or shoal of fish or other aquatic animals moving together.
skóol
Etymology
Related to Dutch school in the sense ‘group of fish’, from the same Germanic word family as English school.
Examples
Die skool visse swem verby.
Die skóol vísse swém verbý.
The school of fish swims past.
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