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See also: Schonen, schönen, and Schönen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schônen. By surface analysis, schoon (“clean”) +‎ -en.

Verb

schonen

  1. (transitive, rare) to clean
    Synonyms: schoonmaken, reinigen, opschonen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

schonen

  1. plural of schone

Adjective

schonen

  1. (archaic) inflection of schoon:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural
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German

Etymology

From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.

Pronunciation

Verb

schonen (weak, third-person singular present schont, past tense schonte, past participle geschont, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to spare (not harm)
    1. (intransitive, archaic) [with genitive ‘something/someone’]
      • 2005 [1923], Heinz Welten, Nitokris: Die Priesterin der Istar. Babylon I, Paderborn, Germany: Voltmedia GmbH, →ISBN, page 203:
        "Tritt zurück! Deines Lebens will ich dich versichern."
        Nebukadnezar blieb stehen. "Mein Leben gilt mir nichts in einem verstümmelten Körper."
        "Dann will ich auch deines Leibes schonen."
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (reflexive) to rest, to avoid overexertion

Conjugation

Conjugation of schonen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information infinitive, present participle ...

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of schonen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information perfect, singular ...

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: szónowac
  • → Lower Sorbian: šonowaś
  • → Upper Sorbian: šonować

Further reading

  • “schonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “schonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “schonen” in Duden online
  • “schonen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From schône +‎ -en.

Verb

schônen

  1. to make/become beautiful, to decorate
  2. to improve, to make/become better
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Norse Skáney.

Noun

schonen n

  1. Scania (a region)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

schônen

  1. inflection of schône:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċunian, sċynian, of unclear origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- and ultimately identical to Sanskrit स्कुनाति (skunāti, “to cover”).

Pronunciation

Verb

schonen (third-person singular simple present schoneth, present participle schonende, schonynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle schoned)

  1. To avoid, spurn or eschew:
    1. To refuse or deny; to spurn a request.
    2. To abandon or desert; to avoid being near.
    3. To flee or escape; to avoid a threat.
    4. To shrink back in fear.
  2. To view negatively:
    1. To fear; to be scared of.
    2. To despise or revile; to view contemptuously.
  3. To protect against; to be wary of.

Conjugation

More information infinitive, present tense ...

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

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