Schoner

See also: schoner and schöner

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃoːnər/, [ˈʃoː.nɐ]

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Etymology 1

From schonen +‎ -er.

Noun

Schoner m (strong, genitive Schoners, plural Schoner)

1. (chiefly in compounds) a covering (or other device) by which something is protected

Declension

Declension of Schoner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schoner	die	Schoner
genitive	eines	des	Schoners	der	Schoner
dative	einem	dem	Schoner	den	Schonern
accusative	einen	den	Schoner	die	Schoner

Derived terms

• Bildschirmschoner
• Ellbogenschoner
• Knieschoner
• Matratzenschoner
• Schienbeinschoner

 

Etymology 2

Ca. 1780, from English schooner. Said to have been mediated through Dutch schoener (older also schoner, schooner), but this is first attested in 1809, thus uncertain.

Noun

Schoner m (strong, genitive Schoners, plural Schoner)

1. schooner (kind of sailing ship)

Declension

Declension of Schoner [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schoner	die	Schoner
genitive	eines	des	Schoners	der	Schoner
dative	einem	dem	Schoner	den	Schonern
accusative	einen	den	Schoner	die	Schoner

Alternative forms

• (archaic) Schooner, (obsolete) Schuner