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schonen

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See also: Schonen, schönen, and Schönen

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schônen. By surface analysis, schoon (clean) +‎ -en.

Verb

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schonen

  1. (transitive, rare) to clean
    Synonyms: schoonmaken, reinigen, opschonen
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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schonen

  1. plural of schone

Adjective

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schonen

  1. (archaic) inflection of schoon:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.

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Verb

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schonen (weak, third-person singular present schont, past tense schonte, past participle geschont, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to spare (not harm)
    1. (intransitive, archaic) [with genitive ‘something/someone’]
      • 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)
  2. (reflexive) to rest, to avoid overexertion

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: szónowac
  • Lower Sorbian: šonowaś
  • Upper Sorbian: šonować

Further reading

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  • schonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schonen” in Duden online
  • schonen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From schône +‎ -en.

Verb

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schônen

  1. to make/become beautiful, to decorate
  2. to improve, to make/become better
Inflection
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse Skáney.

Noun

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schonen n

  1. Scania (a region)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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schônen

  1. inflection of schône:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English sċunian, sċynian, of unclear origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- and ultimately identical to Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, to cover).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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schonen (third-person singular simple present schoneth, present participle schonende, schonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle schoned)

  1. To avoid, spurn or eschew:
    1. To refuse or deny; to spurn a request.
    2. To abandon or desert; to avoid being near.
    3. To flee or escape; to avoid a threat.
    4. To shrink back in fear.
  2. To view negatively:
    1. To fear; to be scared of.
    2. To despise or revile; to view contemptuously.
  3. To protect against; to be wary of.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of schonen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) schonen, schone
present tense past tense
1st-person singular schone schoned
2nd-person singular schonest schonedest
3rd-person singular schoneth schoned
subjunctive singular schone
imperative singular
plural1 schonen, schone schoneden, schonede
imperative plural schoneth, schone
participles schonynge, schonende schoned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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