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Webster 1913 Edition
Gymnasium
Gym-na′si-um
(jĭm-nā′zĭ-ŭm or jĭm-nā′zhĭ-ŭm; 277)
Noun.
pl. E.
Gymnasiums
(jĭm-nā′zĭ-ŭmz)
, L. Gymnasia
(jĭm-nā′zĭ-ȧ)
. [L., fr. Gr.
γυμνάσιον
, fr. γυμνάζειν
to exercise (naked), fr. γυμόσ
naked.] 1.
A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
2.
A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; – used esp. of German schools of this kind.
More like ordinary schools of
gymnasia
than universities. Hallam.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gymnasium
GYMNASIUM
,Noun.
In Greece, a place where athletic exercises were performed. Hence, a place of exercise; a school.
Definition 2024
Gymnasium
Gymnasium
See also: gymnasium
German
Noun
Gymnasium n (genitive Gymnasiums, plural Gymnasien)
- grammar school (UK), prep school (US) (a school used to prepare students for university)
Declension
Declension of Gymnasium
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Gymnasium | die | Gymnasien |
| genitive | eines | des | Gymnasiums | der | Gymnasien |
| dative | einem | dem | Gymnasium | den | Gymnasien |
| accusative | ein | das | Gymnasium | die | Gymnasien |
Latin
Proper noun
Gymnasium m (genitive Gymnasiī); second declension
- A male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus.
References
- Gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Gymnasium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
gymnasium
gymnasium
See also: Gymnasium
English
Noun
gymnasium (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums)
- (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
- A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
Synonyms
- (large room or building for indoor sports): gym
- (type of secondary school): prep school, college prep school
Related terms
Translations
place for indoor sports
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type of school
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Danish
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡymnaːsjɔm/, [ɡ̊ymˈnæːˀɕɔm]
- Rhymes: -ɔm
Noun
gymnasium n (singular definite gymnasiet, plural indefinite gymnasier)
- gymnasium (a type of secondary school)
Inflection
Inflection of gymnasium
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gymnasium | gymnasiet | gymnasier | gymnasierne |
| genitive | gymnasiums | gymnasiets | gymnasiers | gymnasiernes |
External links
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gymnasium on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gym‧na‧si‧um
Etymology
From Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”).
Noun
gymnasium n (plural gymnasia or gymnasiums, diminutive gymnasiumpje n)
- a type of secondary school (for 12 to 18 year-olds) which prepares students for university or vocational school, and which offers classes in Latin and/or Greek
- school of sports which the Greeks had in antiquity
Related terms
See also
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”), because Greek athletes trained naked.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡymˈna.si.um/, [ɡʏmˈna.si.ũ]
Noun
gymnasium n (genitive gymnasiī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
| genitive | gymnasiī | gymnasiōrum |
| dative | gymnasiō | gymnasiīs |
| accusative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
| ablative | gymnasiō | gymnasiīs |
| vocative | gymnasium | gymnasia |
Related terms
References
- gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- gymnasium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- GYMNASIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gymnasium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- gymnasium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gymnasium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- gymnasium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʏmˈnɑːsɪɵm/
Noun
gymnasium n
- gymnasium; an upper secondary school: either theoretical ("preparing for further studies") or vocational
Declension
| Inflection of gymnasium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gymnasium | gymnasiet | gymnasier | gymnasierna |
| Genitive | gymnasiums | gymnasiets | gymnasiers | gymnasiernas |