shul

shul

English

Etymology

From Yiddish שול‎ (shul, “school, synagogue”), from Old High German scuola (“school”), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of schola and school.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuːl/, /ʃʊl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -uːl, -ʊl

Noun

shul (plural shuls or shuln)

1. (Judaism) An Ashkenazic synagogue.
   • 2006, Howard Jacobson, Kalooki Nights, Vintage 2007, p. 146:

     That Asher's mind would have also been on Elohim, at this moment receiving prayers in Asher's shul, goes without saying.

   • 2019 September 6, Jordan Weissman, “How Not to Fight Anti-Semitism”, in Slate‎:

     Unfortunately, she has used the attack as a launch pad for a bizarre and undercooked exercise in rhetorical bothsidesism, in which she argues that American Jews should be just as worried about college students who overzealously criticize Israel as they are about the aspiring Einsatzgruppen who shoot up shuls.

Alternative forms

• shool (dated)
• schul, schule, shule

Anagrams

• Lush, Uhls, Ulsh, lush

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Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kśul(V)n, from Proto-Indo-European *kseulo. Compare Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “timber, beam”)[1]. Most support aProto-Albanian origin. [2][3] whereas Orel, on the other hand, considers a South Slavic origin; compare Serbo-Croatian šȗlj (“block of wood”).[4]

Noun

shul m (indefinite plural shule, definite singular shuli, definite plural shulet)

1. wooden pole
2. gate bar, door bolt
3. gun bolt
4. roller bar (of loom)
5. (nautical) boatmast
6. (architecture) tie beam

Declension

Declension of shul

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	(një) shul	(disa) shule		shuli	shulet
accusative (kallëzore)	(një) shul	(disa) shule		shulin	shulet
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	(një) shuli	(disa) shuleve		shulit	shulevet
dative (dhanore)	(një) shuli	(disa) shuleve		shulit	shulevet
ablative (rrjedhore) (prej)	(një) shuli	(disa) shulesh		shulit	shulevet

Related terms

• shilor

Etymology 2

From sh- +‎ ul.

Adverb

shul

1. one-sided, crooked

Related terms

• ul

References

1. Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz, Rodopi, Amsterdam-Atalanta, 1997, page 361
2. Studime Ilire, Rilindja, 1978, page 21
3. O. Harrassowitz, Albanische Forschungen, 1965, page 56
4. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “shul”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 445

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Spanish

Etymology

From Yiddish שול‎ (shul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃul/ [ˈʃul]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: shul

Noun

shul m (plural shules)

1. (Judaism) shul, synagogue

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Verb

shul

1. Alternative form of shell
   • 1927, “LAMENT OF A WIDOW”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 1:

     Ochone! to fo shul Ich maak mee moan,

     Ochone, to whom shall I make my moan,

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 130