schoon
See also: Schoon and schöön
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) [sxoːn], (Netherlands) [sxoʊ̯n]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːn
Adjective
schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst)
- (chiefly Belgium) beautiful
- Synonyms: fraai, mooi, knap, prachtig, schitterend
- (Netherlands) clean; cleansed
- Synonyms: kuis, net, proper, rein
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, wonderschoon