liceo
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Etymology
From French lycée and Italian liceo, both from Latin lyceum, ultimately from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion, “Lyceum”).
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Noun
liceo (accusative singular liceon, plural liceoj, accusative plural liceojn)
- (France, Italy) secondary school, lyceum
- Synonyms: gimnazio, mezlernejo
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Italian
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Noun
liceo m (plural licei)
- a type of Italian secondary school/high school focused on the study of humanistic subjects; lyceum
- Hypernyms: (secondary school) scuola secondaria, (high school) scuola superiore
- Hyponyms: (classical lyceum) liceo classico, (scientific lyceum, focused on the study of mathematics and scientific subjects) liceo scientifico, (dated, linguistic lyceum) liceo moderno, (linguistic lyceum, focused on the study of foreign languages) liceo linguistico, (art lyceum, focused on the study of art subjects) liceo artistico
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leyk- (“to prepare for sale”). Cognate with liceor and licet; see there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.ke.oː/, [ˈlʲɪkeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.t͡ʃe.o/, [ˈliːt͡ʃeo]
Verb
liceō (present infinitive licēre, perfect active licuī, supine licitum); second conjugation, no passive
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lyceum, from Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lúkeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school), from Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer"). Probably influenced or derived directly from French lycée.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /liˈ
θ eo/ [liˈθ e.o] - IPA(key): (Latin America) /liˈseo/ [liˈse.o]
- Rhymes: -eo
- Syllabification: li‧ce‧o
Noun
liceo m (plural liceos)
- (Latin America) secondary school, high school (in some countries)
- Synonyms: secundaria, escuela secundaria
Further reading
- “liceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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