Judenschule

German

Etymology

From Jude (“Jew”) +‎ -n- +‎ Schule (“school”). Compare Yiddish ⁧שול⁩ (shul, “synagogue”). The word Schule was also used by Luther to translate Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgḗ).

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Noun

Judenschule f (genitive Judenschule, plural Judenschulen)

  1. (obsolete) synonym of Synagoge
  2. (obsolete, figurative) Babel, noisy place, clutter of voices
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