schoon

See also: Schoon and schöön

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) [sçoːn], (Holland) [sχoʊ̯n]

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• Hyphenation: schoon
• Rhymes: -oːn

Adjective

schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst)

1. (now chiefly Belgium) beautiful

   Synonyms: fraai, mooi, knap, prachtig, schitterend

2. (Netherlands) clean; cleansed

   Synonyms: kuis, net, proper, rein, zuiver

Inflection

Inflection of schoon
uninflected	schoon
inflected	schone
comparative	schoner
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		schoon	schoner	het schoonst het schoonste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	schone	schonere	schoonste
	n. sing.	schoon	schoner	schoonste
	plural	schone	schonere	schoonste
definite		schone	schonere	schoonste
partitive		schoons	schoners	—

Derived terms

• (clean): schoonmaken, verschonen
• (beautiful): beeldschoon, schoonheid, schone, schone kunsten, opschonen, schoonspringen, wonderschoon

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skoon
• Berbice Creole Dutch: skono
• Jersey Dutch: sxôn
• Negerhollands: skoon
• Petjo: schoon