schœne

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See also: schoene, schöne, and Schöne

English

Noun

schœne (plural schœnes)

  1. Alternative form of schene
    • 1830, James Rennell, The Geographical system of Herodotus‎, page 25:
      For, in describing the dimensions of Egypt, he gives them in schœnes, and then reduces them to stades, at the rate of 60 to a schœne, Euterpe 6 and 9.
    • 1859, Jon Taylor, The Great Pyramid‎, page 59:
      Each schœne, comprising 60 stades, is equal to 19,636 English feet, or 12,000 Oriental cubits.
    • 1894, A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church‎, volume 7:
      Are we to measure our wisdom by the Persian Schœne, or by the cubits of a child, and to write so imperfectly as not to write at all but to copy the midday shadows, or lines which meet right in front of you, whose lengths are foreshortened and which show themselves in glimpses rather than plainly, being recognized only by certain of their extremities?

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠xøːnə/

Adjective

schœne (comparative schœner, superlative schœnest, adverb schōne)

  1. beautiful

Declension

Positive forms of schœne
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
strong declension nominative schœner schœniu schœneȥ schœne schœniu
genitive schœnes schœner(e) schœnes schœner(e)
dative schœnem(e) schœner(e) schœnem(e) schœnen
accusative schœnen schœne schœneȥ schœne schœniu
weak declension nominative dër schœne diu schœne daȥ schœne die schœnen diu schœnen
genitive dës schœnen dër schœnen dës schœnen dër schœnen
dative dëm schœnen dër schœnen dëm schœnen dën schœnen
accusative dën schœnen die schœnen daȥ schœne die schœnen diu schœnen
Comparative forms of schœne
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
weak declension nominative dër schœnere diu schœnere daȥ schœnere die schœneren diu schœneren
genitive dës schœneren dër schœneren dës schœneren dër schœneren
dative dëm schœneren dër schœneren dëm schœneren dën schœneren
accusative dën schœneren die schœneren daȥ schœnere die schœneren diu schœneren
Superlative forms of schœne
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter nonneuter neuter
strong declension nominative bester bestiu besteȥ beste bestiu
genitive bestes bester(e) bestes bester(e)
dative bestem(e) bester(e) bestem(e) besten
accusative besten beste besteȥ beste bestiu
weak declension nominative dër beste diu beste daȥ beste die besten diu besten
genitive dës besten dër besten dës besten dër besten
dative dëm besten dër besten dëm besten dën besten
accusative dën besten die besten daȥ beste die besten diu besten

Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “schœne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
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