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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxoː.nə/
- Hyphenation: scho‧ne
Adjective
schone
- inflection of schoon:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Noun
schone m or f (plural schonen, diminutive schoontje n)
- A beauty, beau/belle
Synonyms
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Verb
schone
- inflection of schonen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hunsrik
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schōnen, from Old High German skōnnōn, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunōn (*skaunī + *-ōn), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-. Doublet of scheen and schun.
Cognate with German schonen.
Pronunciation
Verb
schone(transitive, with accusative)
- to protect
- to take care of; to look after
- to save (to conserve or prevent the wasting of)
Conjugation
Regular
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infinitive
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schone
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participle
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geschond
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auxiliary
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hon
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present indicative
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imperative
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ich
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schone
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—
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du
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schonst
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schon
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er/sie/es
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schond
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—
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meer
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schone
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—
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deer
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schond
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schond
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sie
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schone
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—
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The use of the present participle is uncommon, but can be made with the suffix -end.
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References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “schone”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português [Riograndenser Hunsrickisch–Portuguese Dictionary] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 145
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Adjective
schône
- beautiful
- shining, bright, glittering
- clean, not dirty, pure
- friendly, nice
Inflection
Adjective
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Plural
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Nominative
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Indefinite
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schône
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schône
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schône
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schône
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Definite
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schône
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schône
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Accusative
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Indefinite
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schônen
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schône
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schône
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schône
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Definite
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schône
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Genitive
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schôons
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schôner
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schôons
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schôner
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Dative
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schônen
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schôner
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schônen
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schônen
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Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch scōnī, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skaunį̄.
Noun
schône f
- beauty
Inflection
Weak feminine
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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schône
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schônen
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Accusative
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schône
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schônen
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Genitive
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schônen
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schônen
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Dative
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schône, schônen
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schônen
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Further reading
- “scone (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Middle English
Verb
schone
- Alternative form of schun
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon skōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Cognate with English sheen.
Pronunciation
Adjective
schö̂ne
- beautiful, pretty, sheen
- clear, bright
- bright, shiny, sheen, shining
- clean, spotless
- important, great
Declension
Declension of schone
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nominative
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accusative
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dative
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genitive
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Strong declension
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Masculine
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schö̂ne |
schö̂nen |
schö̂nem(e) (schö̂nennote) |
schö̂nes
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Neuter
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schö̂ne
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Feminine
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schö̂ne |
schö̂ner(e)
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Plural
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schö̂ne |
schö̂nen |
schö̂ner(e)
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Weak declension
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Masculine
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schö̂ne |
schö̂nen |
schö̂nen
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Neuter
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schö̂ne
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Feminine
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schö̂nen
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Plural
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schö̂nen
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The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.
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Descendants