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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schônen. By surface analysis, schoon (“clean”) + -en.
Verb
schonen
- (transitive, rare) to clean
- Synonyms: schoonmaken, reinigen, opschonen
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
schonen
- plural of schone
Adjective
schonen
- (archaic) inflection of schoon:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
German
Etymology
From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.
Pronunciation
Verb
schonen (weak, third-person singular present schont, past tense schonte, past participle geschont, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to spare (not harm)
- (intransitive, archaic)
2005 [1923], Heinz Welten, Nitokris: Die Priesterin der Istar. Babylon I, Paderborn, Germany: Voltmedia GmbH, →ISBN, page 203:"Tritt zurück! Deines Lebens will ich dich versichern."
Nebukadnezar blieb stehen. "Mein Leben gilt mir nichts in einem verstümmelten Körper."
"Dann will ich auch deines Leibes schonen."- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (reflexive) to rest, to avoid overexertion
Conjugation
Conjugation of
schonen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
schonen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “schonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schonen” in Duden online
- “schonen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From schône + -en.
Verb
schônen
- to make/become beautiful, to decorate
- to improve, to make/become better
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Norse Skáney.
Noun
schonen n
- Scania (a region)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
schônen
- inflection of schône:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
Further reading
- “sconen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schonen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schonen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III