schande

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See also: Schande and schände

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schande, from Old Dutch *skanda, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō, *skamdō (shame, disgrace), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (to cover). Cognate with Old High German scanda, skanda (ignominy, shame, disgrace), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, shame, disgrace).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɑndə/
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  • Hyphenation: schan‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑndə

Noun

schande f (plural schanden or schandes)

  1. shame, disgrace

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skande
  • Negerhollands: skande

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Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

schande

  1. Alternative form of schonde