klase

klase

See also: klasē

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages (probably French classe, maybe via German Klasse, ultimately borrowed from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”).

Pronunciation

(file)

Noun

klase f (5th declension)

1. (education) grade, class (a certain level of the education system or of a learning institution; group of students learning at that level)

   mācīties piektajā klasē ― to study in fifth grade

   pārcelt uz nākamo klasi ― to move (up) to the next grade

   beigt astoņas klases ― to finish eight grades (= 8th grade)

   vecākās klases ― senior grades, classes

   klases biedri ― classmates

   klases audzinātājs ― class teacher

   vijoles, klavieru klase ― violin, piano class

2. classroom (space, usually a room, where a group of students of the same level of learning meet and study under the guidance of a teacher)

   ienākt klasē ― to enter the classroom

   vēdināt klasi ― to ventilate the classroom

   klases darbs ― class work (= written work done in class)

Declension

Declension of klase (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	klase	klases
accusative (akuzatīvs)	klasi	klases
genitive (ģenitīvs)	klases	klašu
dative (datīvs)	klasei	klasēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	klasi	klasēm
locative (lokatīvs)	klasē	klasēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	klase	klases

Synonyms

• (of "group"): kategorija, šķira
• (of "quality level"): šķira

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse klasi.

Noun

klase m (definite singular klasen, indefinite plural klaser, definite plural klasene)

1. a bunch or cluster

Derived terms

• klasebombe

References

• “klase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse klasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɑːsə/

Noun

klase m (definite singular klasen, indefinite plural klasar, definite plural klasane)

1. a bunch or cluster

Derived terms

• klasebombe

References

• “klase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklase]

Noun

klase m

1. locative singular of klas

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Slovene

Noun

klase

1. accusative plural of klas

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klasi. Further origin disputed. Arguably cognate of English cluster. Compare origin of klump and klunga.

Noun

klase c

1. bunch; a group of a number of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump.

Declension

Declension of klase
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klase	klasen	klasar	klasarna
Genitive	klases	klasens	klasars	klasarnas

References

• klase in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klase in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klase in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• klase in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• lakes, lekas

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• clase – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish clase (“class”), from Latin classis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklase/, [ˈkla.se]
• Hyphenation: kla‧se

Noun

klase (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜎᜐᜒ)

1. (education) class (group of students)
2. class

   Synonym: uri

   1. (sociology) group within society

      klaseng manggagawa

      working class

      Synonym: uri

   2. (taxonomy) grouping below phylum and above kingdom

Derived terms

• kaklase
• magklase
• pagklasihin

 

Related terms

• klasika
• klasiko
• klasipika
• klasipikasyon
• klasismo

 

Further reading

• “klase”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018