schoon

See also: Schoon and schöön

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) [sçoːn], (Holland) [sχoʊ̯n]
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Hyphenation: schoon
Rhymes: -oːn

Adjective

schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst)

(now chiefly Belgium) beautiful
Synonyms: fraai, mooi, knap, prachtig, schitterend
(Netherlands) clean; cleansed
Synonyms: kuis, net, proper, rein, zuiver

Inflection

Inflection of schoon
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

beautiful

Descendants

Afrikaans: skoon
Berbice Creole Dutch: skono
Jersey Dutch: sxôn
Negerhollands: skoon
Petjo: schoon

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