högskola
Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- (archaic) Hög-Skola, höghschola, högschole
Etymology
editCompound of hög (“high”) + skola (“school”). First attested in 1538.[1]
False friend with English high school.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithögskola c
- college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields.
Usage notes
edit- In practice, the term is also retained in some names of universities even after they were given permission to issue graduate degrees. See also the entry högskola in English Wikipedia.
Declension
editDeclension of högskola | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | högskola | högskolan | högskolor | högskolorna |
Genitive | högskolas | högskolans | högskolors | högskolornas |
Derived terms
edit- folkhögskola
- handelshögskola
- högskoleförordning
- högskolelag
- högskolepoäng
- högskolestudent
- teknisk högskola
See also
edit- lågstadium (grades 1-3)
- mellanstadium (grades 4-6)
- högstadium (grades 7-9)
- gymnasium (most commonly grades 10-12)
- universitet