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κολέγιο
college /koˈleʝio/
nounB1#1097 most common
Also: private school, academy
Example sentences
Η Μαρία σπουδάζει σε ένα κολέγιο.
Maria studies at a college.
Το κολέγιο μας έχει ωραίο κήπο.
Our college has a nice garden.
Μετά το σχολείο, θα πάει σε ιδιωτικό κολέγιο.
After school, she will go to a private college.
Τα δίδακτρα του κολεγίου είναι πολύ υψηλά φέτος.
This year's college tuition fees are very high.
Πολλοί μαθητές ονειρεύονται να σπουδάσουν σε ένα κολέγιο στο εξωτερικό.
Many students dream of studying at a college abroad.
Η φήμη του κολεγίου βασίζεται στην ποιότητα της εκπαίδευσης που προσφέρει εδώ και δεκαετίες.
The college's reputation rests on the quality of education it has offered for decades.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κολέγιο | τα κολέγια |
| Genitive | του κολεγίου | των κολεγίων |
| Accusative | το κολέγιο | τα κολέγια |
| Vocative | κολέγιο | κολέγια |
Word family
κολέγιοcollege
κολεγιακόςcollegiate, of a college
κολεγιόπαιδοinformal: college kid, student at a private college
Etymology
Κολέγιο entered Modern Greek as a loanword, most directly from Italian collegio or French collège. Both trace back to Latin collegium, a body of colleagues joined by a common duty. The Greek ending was reshaped to -ιο, the standard pattern for neuter loanwords borrowed into the language.
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