skoni

skoni

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare Old High German scōni, Old English sciene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skœːnɪ/

Adjective

skōni (comparative skōniro, superlative skōnist)

1. beautiful, fair, bright

   gelîhc sulîcaro lôgnun: thit uuas alloro lando scôniust

   Just like some denied: this was the most beautiful of all lands (Genesis, verse 5)

Declension

Positive forms of skōni

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	skōni	skōnie	skōni	skōniu	skōni	skōnie
accusative	skōniana	skōnie	skōnia	skōniu	skōni	skōnie
genitive	skōnies	skōniarō	skōniaro	skōniarō	skōnies	skōniarō
dative	skōniumu	skōnium	skōniaro	skōnium	skōniumu	skōnium
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	skōnio	skōniu	skōnia	skōniu	skōnia	skōniu
accusative	skōniun	skōniun	skōniun	skōniun	skōnia	skōniun
genitive	skōniun	skōnionō	skōniun	skōnionō	skōniun	skōnionō
dative	skōniun	skōnium	skōniun	skōnium	skōniun	skōnium

Comparative forms of skōni (weak only)

Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	skōniro	skōniru	skōnira	skōniru	skōnira	skōniru
accusative	skōnirun	skōnirun	skōnirun	skōnirun	skōnira	skōnirun
genitive	skōnirun	skōnironō	skōnirun	skōnironō	skōnirun	skōnironō
dative	skōnirun	skōnirum	skōnirun	skōnirum	skōnirun	skōnirum

Superlative forms of skōni

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	skōnist	skōniste	skōnist	skōnistu	skōnist	skōniste
accusative	skōnistana	skōniste	skōnista	skōnistu	skōnist	skōniste
genitive	skōnistes	skōnistarō	skōnistaro	skōnistarō	skōnistes	skōnistarō
dative	skōnistumu	skōnistum	skōnistaro	skōnistum	skōnistumu	skōnistum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	skōnisto	skōnistu	skōnista	skōnistu	skōnista	skōnistu
accusative	skōnistun	skōnistun	skōnistun	skōnistun	skōnista	skōnistun
genitive	skōnistun	skōnistonō	skōnistun	skōnistonō	skōnistun	skōnistonō
dative	skōnistun	skōnistum	skōnistun	skōnistum	skōnistun	skōnistum

Descendants

• Middle Low German: schö̂ne
  • Low German: schöön

    Altmärkisch: schön

    Bremisch: schön (substantivised: (dat) Schöne n)

    Dithmarsisch: schön

    Hamburgisch: scheun

    Lippisch: scheun

    Münsterländisch: schön

    Ostfälisch: schöne (schön)

    Paderbornisch: schoin

    Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: schön

    Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: schåün

    Sauerländisch: schoine, scho̊n

    Westmünsterländisch: schöön

    • Plautdietsch: scheen
  • → Old Swedish: skön
    • Swedish: skön
  • → Danish: skøn
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: skjønn
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjønn