scholar
/sˈkɒlə/SKO-lur
/sˈkɑlɚ/SKAH-lur
Meaningone of the school
Common meaning: a learned person
- scholleisure; a place of learningLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1518 · scan
- aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Built on Greek σχολή ‘leisure; a place of learning’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σχολή, p. 1518 · dictionary scan
Roots
- σχολή Greek “leisure; a place of learning”
Related words
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app