skool

English

Noun

skool (countable and uncountable, plural skools)

1. Deliberate misspelling of school.

Usage notes

• Sensational spelling, used in graffiti etc.

Derived terms

• nu skool
• old skool

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch school, from Middle Dutch schôle, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skʊə̯l/

• Audio:

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Noun

skool (plural skole, diminutive skooltjie)

1. school

Derived terms

• dorpskool
• hoërskool
• kleuterskool
• laerskool

Descendants

• → Northern Ndebele: isikolo
• → Nǀuu: skoolsi, skualsi
• → Sotho: sekolo
• → Southern Ndebele: isikolo
• → Shona: chikoro (through a Nguni intermediate)
• → Tsonga: xikolo
• → Venda: tshikolo
• → Xhosa: isikolo
• → Zulu: isikole

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish skål.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskoːl/, [ˈs̠ko̞ːl]
• Rhymes: -oːl
• Syllabification^(key): skool
• Hyphenation^(key): skool

Interjection

skool!

1. cheers (toast)

Synonyms

• kippis

Further reading

• “skool”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023