Schong

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Schoun (northern and eastern dialects)

Etymology

From Middle High German *schuon (attested in Ripuarian form as schōn), north-western plural of schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz.

The plural form *schuon was reinterpreted as a singular, as also happened in modern Ripuarian Schohn, Limburgish sjoon, and Dutch schoen (whereas West Frisian retains skoech, plural skuon). From this singular, then, new inflected and plural forms (*schuones, *schuone, etc.) were construed, which underwent the regular Luxembourgish velarisation into schong-. Ultimately this stem was adopted as a new basic form. Compare the more original situation with two stems in Steen, plural Steng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoŋ/
• Rhymes: -oŋ

Noun

Schong m (plural Schong, diminutive Schéngchen or Schéngelchen)

1. shoe

Derived terms

• Aarbechtsschong