écolier

French

Etymology

From Old French escolier, escoler, an early borrowing from Late Latin scholāris (equivalent to école + -ier), from Latin schola. Compare also the doublet scolaire, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔ.lje/
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Noun

écolier m (plural écoliers, feminine écolière)

  1. (historical) (university) student (especially in the Middle Ages)
  2. schoolboy

Further reading

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