skoni

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare Old High German scōni, Old English sciene.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔːni/, [ˈskœːni]

Adjective

skōni (comparative skōniro, superlative skōnist)

  1. beautiful, fair, bright
    gelîhc sulîcaro lôgnun: thit uuas alloro lando scôniust
    Just like some denied: this was the most beautiful of all lands (Genesis, verse 5)

Declension
Positive forms of skōni
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative skōni skōnie, skōnia skōni skōnia skōni skōni, skōnia
accusative skōnian, skōnien skōnia, skōnie skōnia skōnia skōni skōni, skōnia
genitive skōnies, skōnias skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero skōniara, skōniaro skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero skōnies, skōnias skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero
dative skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōniun, skōnion, skōnium skōniaro, skōniaru, skōniara skōniun, skōnion skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōniun, skōnion, skōnium
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative skōnio, skōnia skōnion, skōniun skōnia, skōnie skōnion, skōniun, skōnian skōnia, skōnie skōnion, skōniun
accusative skōnion, skōnian skōnion, skōniun skōniun, skōnion, skōnian skōnion, skōniun, skōnian skōnia, skōnie skōnion, skōniun
genitive skōnien, skōnian skōniono, skōnieno skōniun, skōnian, skōnien skōniono skōnien, skōnian skōniono, skōnieno
dative skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōnion, skōniun skōniun, skōnian skōnion, skōniun skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōnion, skōniun


Comparative forms of skōni (weak only)
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative skōniro, skōnira skōniron, skōnirun skōnira, skōnire skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran skōnira, skōnire skōniron, skōnirun
accusative skōniron, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun skōnirun, skōniron, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran skōnira, skōnire skōniron, skōnirun
genitive skōniren, skōniran skōnirono, skōnireno skōnirun, skōniran, skōniren skōnirono skōniren, skōniran skōnirono, skōnireno
dative skōniron, skōniren, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun skōnirun, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun skōniron, skōniren, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun


Superlative forms of skōni
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative skōnist skōniste, skōnista skōnist skōnista skōnist skōnist, skōnista
accusative skōnistan, skōnisten skōnista, skōniste skōnista skōnista skōnist skōnist, skōnista
genitive skōnistes, skōnistas skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero skōnistara, skōnistaro skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero skōnistes, skōnistas skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero
dative skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum skōnistaro, skōnistaru, skōnistara skōnistun, skōniston skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative skōnisto, skōnista skōniston, skōnistun skōnista, skōniste skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan skōnista, skōniste skōniston, skōnistun
accusative skōniston, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan skōnista, skōniste skōniston, skōnistun
genitive skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistono, skōnisteno skōnistun, skōnistan, skōnisten skōnistono skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistono, skōnisteno
dative skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun skōnistun, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: schö̂ne
    • Low German: schöön
      Altmärkisch: schön
      Bremisch: schön (substantivised: (dat) Schöne n)
      Dithmarsisch: schön
      Hamburgisch: scheun
      Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: schön
      Ostfälisch: schöne (schön)
      Westfälisch:
      Lippisch: scheun
      Münsterländisch: schön
      Paderbornisch: schoin
      Ravensbergisch: schåün
      Sauerländisch: schoine, scho̊n
      Westmünsterländisch: schöön
    • → Old Swedish: skön
    • → Danish: skøn
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: skjønn
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjønn
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