schoen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schoe, from Old Dutch skuo, from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz. The original Middle Dutch plural was schoen, which was reanalysed as a singular form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxun/

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• Hyphenation: schoen
• Rhymes: -un

Noun

schoen m (plural schoenen, diminutive schoentje n)

1. shoe (footwear)

Synonyms

• patta

Derived terms

• balletschoen
• bergschoen
• clownsschoen
• damesschoen
• dansschoen
• gymschoen
• handschoen
• herenschoen
• huisschoen
• ijsschoen
• kinderschoen
• klimschoen
• lakschoen
• overschoen
• puntschoen
• sandaalschoen
• schoenafdruk
• schoenbek
• schoenbekooievaar
• schoendesigner
• schoenendoos
• schoenlapper
• schoenlepel
• schoenmaat
• schoenmaker
• schoenontwerper
• schoensmeer
• schoenspanner
• schoenzool
• sneeuwschoen
• soldatenschoen
• sportschoen
• voetbalschoen
• wandelschoen
• waterschoen
• werkschoen
• winterschoen
• zomerschoen
• zwemschoen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skoen
• Berbice Creole Dutch: skun
• Negerhollands: skoen, skun, skon, skuen
• Skepi Creole Dutch: skun

Anagrams

• schone

German

Adjective

schoen (strong nominative masculine singular schoener, comparative schoener, superlative am schoensten)

1. Nonstandard spelling of schön used in some older texts and when technical limitations prevent the use of umlauts.

Adverb

schoen (comparative schoener, superlative am schoensten)

1. Nonstandard spelling of schön used in some older texts and when technical limitations prevent the use of umlauts.

Middle English

Verb

schoen

1. Alternative form of schon (“to shoe”)