schande
See also: Schande and schände
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schande, from Old Dutch *skanda, from Proto-Germanic *skandō, *skamdō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”). Cognate with Old High German scanda, skanda (“ignominy, shame, disgrace”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɑndə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schan‧de
- Rhymes: -ɑndə
Noun
schande f (plural schanden or schandes)
- shame, disgrace
Derived terms
- bloedschande
- schanddaad
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skande
See also
- schandaal
Anagrams
- schaden
Middle English
Noun
schande
- Alternative form of schonde