schön
Bavarian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- schäin (West Central Bavarian)
- schöln (Southern Bavarian)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Verb
[edit]schön (past participle gschöt) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- (transitive) to peel; to pare; to husk; to skin
- Månche Gmiassuatn miassn gschöt wean. ― Some types of vegetables need to be peeled.
- (reflexive) to peel off
- A Schlångan schöt si aus der oidn Haut. ― Snakes peel off their old skin.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schön | ||
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present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | schö | - | schölad |
2nd person sing. | schöst | - | schölast |
3rd person sing. | schöt | - | schölad |
1st person plur. | schön | - | schöladn |
2nd person plur. | schöts | - | schölads |
3rd person plur. | schön | - | schöladn |
imperative sing. | schö | ||
imperative plur. | schöts | ||
past participle | gschöt |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Central Franconian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- schün (native Ripuarian form; dated in many dialects)
- schien (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]schön (masculine schöne, feminine schön, comparative schöner, superlative et schönste)
- (many dialects of Ripuarian) beautiful; pretty; nice
- Nä, wat es dat schön!
- Oh, how beautiful that is!
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]schön (strong nominative masculine singular schöner, comparative schöner, superlative am schönsten)
- 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)
- 1840, Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, Abendlied or Kein schöner Land
- good, great, splendid
- 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.
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist schön | sie ist schön | es ist schön | sie sind schön | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schöner | schöne | schönes | schöne |
genitive | schönen | schöner | schönen | schöner | |
dative | schönem | schöner | schönem | schönen | |
accusative | schönen | schöne | schönes | schöne | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schöne | die schöne | das schöne | die schönen |
genitive | des schönen | der schönen | des schönen | der schönen | |
dative | dem schönen | der schönen | dem schönen | den schönen | |
accusative | den schönen | die schöne | das schöne | die schönen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schöner | eine schöne | ein schönes | (keine) schönen |
genitive | eines schönen | einer schönen | eines schönen | (keiner) schönen | |
dative | einem schönen | einer schönen | einem schönen | (keinen) schönen | |
accusative | einen schönen | eine schöne | ein schönes | (keine) schönen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist schöner | sie ist schöner | es ist schöner | sie sind schöner | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | schönerer | schönere | schöneres | schönere |
genitive | schöneren | schönerer | schöneren | schönerer | |
dative | schönerem | schönerer | schönerem | schöneren | |
accusative | schöneren | schönere | schöneres | schönere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der schönere | die schönere | das schönere | die schöneren |
genitive | des schöneren | der schöneren | des schöneren | der schöneren | |
dative | dem schöneren | der schöneren | dem schöneren | den schöneren | |
accusative | den schöneren | die schönere | das schönere | die schöneren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein schönerer | eine schönere | ein schöneres | (keine) schöneren |
genitive | eines schöneren | einer schöneren | eines schöneren | (keiner) schöneren | |
dative | einem schöneren | einer schöneren | einem schöneren | (keinen) schöneren | |
accusative | einen schöneren | eine schönere | ein schöneres | (keine) schöneren |
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Adverb
[edit]schön
Derived terms
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