ikastola

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ikas̺tola/ [i.kas̺.t̪o.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: i‧kas‧to‧la

Noun

ikastola inan

1. school

   Synonyms: ikastegi, ikastetxe, eskola

Usage notes

This term is usually applied to Basque-language schools, while the listed synonyms are more broad.

Declension

Declension of ikastola (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ikastola	ikastola	ikastolak
ergative	ikastolak	ikastolak	ikastolek
dative	ikastolari	ikastolari	ikastolei
genitive	ikastolaren	ikastolaren	ikastolen
comitative	ikastolarekin	ikastolarekin	ikastolekin
causative	ikastolarengatik	ikastolarengatik	ikastolengatik
benefactive	ikastolarentzat	ikastolarentzat	ikastolentzat
instrumental	ikastolaz	ikastolaz	ikastolez
inessive	ikastolatan	ikastolan	ikastoletan
locative	ikastolatako	ikastolako	ikastoletako
allative	ikastolatara	ikastolara	ikastoletara
terminative	ikastolataraino	ikastolaraino	ikastoletaraino
directive	ikastolatarantz	ikastolarantz	ikastoletarantz
destinative	ikastolatarako	ikastolarako	ikastoletarako
ablative	ikastolatatik	ikastolatik	ikastoletatik
partitive	ikastolarik	—	—
prolative	ikastolatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “ikastola”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ikastola”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque ikastola (“school”).

Noun

ikastola f (plural ikastolas)

1. Basque-language school

Further reading

• “ikastola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10