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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz. The original Middle Dutch plural was schoen, which was reanalysed as a singular form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxun/
- Hyphenation: schoen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
schoen m (plural schoenen, diminutive schoentje n)
- shoe (footwear)
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German
Adjective
schoen (strong nominative masculine singular schoener, comparative schoener, superlative am schoensten)
- Nonstandard spelling of schön used in some older texts and when technical limitations prevent the use of umlauts.
Adverb
schoen (comparative schoener, superlative am schoensten)
- Nonstandard spelling of schön used in some older texts and when technical limitations prevent the use of umlauts.
Middle English
Verb
schoen
- Alternative form of schon (“to shoe”)