Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.dyu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: scha‧duw

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch schaduwe, from Old Dutch scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu.

Noun edit

schaduw f (plural schaduwen, diminutive schaduwtje n)

  1. shade
    Synonym: lommerte
  2. shadow
    Synonym: schim
  3. (metonymically) blemish
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Negerhollands: skat, shadyw
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: scadu

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

schaduw

  1. inflection of schaduwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative