schön

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Bavarian

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German scheln, schelen, from Old High German skelen, skellen, from the noun scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (to cut, divide) or *(s)kel- (to cover). Cognate with German schälen and Yiddish שיילן (sheyln).

Pronunciation

Verb

schön (past participle gschöt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (transitive) to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
    Månche Gmiassuatn miassn gschöt wean.Some types of vegetables need to be peeled.
  2. (reflexive) to peel off
    A Schlångan schöt si aus der oidn Haut.Snakes peel off their old skin.

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Central Franconian

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

schön (masculine schöne, feminine schön, comparative schöner, superlative et schönste)

  1. (many dialects of Ripuarian) beautiful; pretty; nice
    Nä, wat es dat schön!
    Oh, how beautiful that is!

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

schön (strong nominative masculine singular schöner, comparative schöner, superlative am schönsten)

  1. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
    • 1840, Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, Abendlied or Kein schöner Land
      Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit, als hier das unsre weit und breit [...]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. good, great, splendid
  3. nice, pleasant
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 78:
      Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden.
      She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

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Descendants

  • Central Franconian: schön, schien
  • Japanese: シャン (shan)

Adverb

schön

  1. well, beautifully
  2. really
  3. nicely

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Further reading

  • schön” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schön” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schön” in Duden online