gimnazjum

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Gymnasium, from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, exercise, school), from γυμνός (gumnós, naked).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡimˈnaz.jum/
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  • Rhymes: -azjum
  • Syllabification: gim‧naz‧jum

Noun[edit]

gimnazjum n

  1. (historical) a former type of secondary school in Poland, starting at the age of 12-13, and following at that time 6 years of elementary school; gymnasium; removed in 2017 by increasing the length of elementary (szkoła podstawowa) and secondary (liceum) school education

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Further reading[edit]

  • gimnazjum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gimnazjum in Polish dictionaries at PWN