schoon
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) [sxoːn], (Netherlands) [sxoʊ̯n]
audio: (file) - Hyphenation: schoon
- Rhymes: -oːn
Adjective
schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst)
- (chiefly Belgium) beautiful
- Synonyms: fraai, mooi, knap, prachtig, schitterend
- (Netherlands) clean; cleansed
Inflection
Declension of schoon | ||||
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uninflected | schoon | |||
inflected | schone | |||
comparative | schoner | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | schoon | schoner | het schoonst het schoonste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | schone | schonere | schoonste |
n. sing. | schoon | schoner | schoonste | |
plural | schone | schonere | schoonste | |
definite | schone | schonere | schoonste | |
partitive | schoons | schoners | — |
Derived terms
- (clean): schoonmaken, verschonen
- (beautiful): beeldschoon, schoonheid, schone, schone kunsten, opschonen, wonderschoon
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skoon
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