Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /sxun/
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  • Hyphenation: schoen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun edit

schoen m (plural schoenen, diminutive schoentje n)

  1. shoe (footwear)

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Anagrams edit

German edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

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 edit

Verb edit

schoen

  1. Alternative form of schon (to shoe)