🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Grundschule

Pronunciation / Transliteration: grund-shoo-leh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Elementary School/ˌɛl.ɪˈmɛn.tər.i skuːl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Kinder besuchen die Grundschule, um Lesen und Schreiben zu lernen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A school for young children, typically from ages 5 to 11, that provides the first stage of formal education.

    "The children eagerly walked to elementary school every morning, excited to learn new things."
  2. 2

    An institution where basic subjects such as reading, writing, and arithmetic are taught.

    "In elementary school, students often participate in various activities beyond academics, including art and music."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'elementary' derives from the Latin 'elementarius', meaning 'pertaining to elements', which evolved through Middle English. 'School' comes from the Greek 'scholē', meaning 'leisure' or 'discussion', reflecting the historical role of schools as places for learning and discourse.

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