schande

See also: Schande and schände

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schande, from Old Dutch *skanda, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō, *skamdō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”). Cognates include Old High German scanda, skanda (“ignominy, shame, disgrace”) (whence German Schande) and Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɑndə/

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• Hyphenation: schan‧de
• Rhymes: -ɑndə

Noun

schande f (plural schanden or schandes, no diminutive)

1. shame, disgrace

Derived terms

• bloedschande
• schanddaad

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skande
• Negerhollands: skande

See also

• schandaal

Anagrams

• schaden

Middle English

Noun

schande

1. alternative form of schonde