scholḗ

From Proto-Hellenic *skʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European *sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold”), whence ἔχω (ékhō, “I hold”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /skʰo.lɛ̌ː/ → /sxoˈli/ → /sxoˈli/

Noun

σχολή • (skholḗ) f (genitive σχολῆς); first declension

1. leisure, free time
2. rest
3. that in which leisure time is spent, especially lecture, disputation, discussion
4. philosophy
5. place where lectures were given, school, lecture hall
6. (in the plural) the Praetorian guard (see Latin scholae)