Schonen

See also: schonen, schönen, and Schönen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Schoonen (obsolete)

Etymology

Compare German Schonen. Probably ultimately from Old Norse Skáney.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxoː.nə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Scho‧nen
• Rhymes: -oːnən

Proper noun

Schonen n

1. (dated, historical) Scania (a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula)

Derived terms

• Schonens

German

Etymology 1

See schonen

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schonen n (strong, genitive Schonens, no plural)

1. gerund of schonen

Declension

Declension of Schonen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schonen
genitive	eines	des	Schonens
dative	einem	dem	Schonen
accusative	ein	das	Schonen

Etymology 2

From Old Frankish *Sconaowe, from Proto-Germanic *Skadinawjō.

Proper noun

Schonen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Schonens)

1. Scania (a former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula)
2. Skåne, Scania (a county in southern Sweden)