schœne

See also: schoene, schöne, and Schöne

English

Noun

schœne (plural schœnes)

1. Alternative form of schene
   • 1830, James Rennell, The Geographical system of Herodotus‎^[1], page 25:

     For, in describing the dimensions of Egypt, he gives them in schœnes, and then reduces them to stades, at the rate of 60 to a schœne, Euterpe 6 and 9.

   • 1859, Jon Taylor, The Great Pyramid‎^[2], page 59:

     Each schœne, comprising 60 stades, is equal to 19,636 English feet, or 12,000 Oriental cubits.

   • 1894, A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church‎^[3], volume 7:

     Are we to measure our wisdom by the Persian Schœne, or by the cubits of a child, and to write so imperfectly as not to write at all but to copy the midday shadows, or lines which meet right in front of you, whose lengths are foreshortened and which show themselves in glimpses rather than plainly, being recognized only by certain of their extremities?

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈs̠xøːnə/

Adjective

schœne (comparative schœner, superlative schœnest, adverb schōne)

1. beautiful

Declension

Positive forms of schœne

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	schœner	schœniu	schœneȥ	schœne	schœniu
	genitive	schœnes	schœner(e)	schœnes	schœner(e)
	dative	schœnem(e)	schœner(e)	schœnem(e)	schœnen
	accusative	schœnen	schœne	schœneȥ	schœne	schœniu
weak declension	nominative	dër schœne	diu schœne	daȥ schœne	die schœnen	diu schœnen
	genitive	dës schœnen	dër schœnen	dës schœnen	dër schœnen
	dative	dëm schœnen	dër schœnen	dëm schœnen	dën schœnen
	accusative	dën schœnen	die schœnen	daȥ schœne	die schœnen	diu schœnen

Comparative forms of schœne

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
weak declension	nominative	dër schœnere	diu schœnere	daȥ schœnere	die schœneren	diu schœneren
	genitive	dës schœneren	dër schœneren	dës schœneren	dër schœneren
	dative	dëm schœneren	dër schœneren	dëm schœneren	dën schœneren
	accusative	dën schœneren	die schœneren	daȥ schœnere	die schœneren	diu schœneren

Superlative forms of schœne

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	nonneuter	neuter
strong declension	nominative	bester	bestiu	besteȥ	beste	bestiu
	genitive	bestes	bester(e)	bestes	bester(e)
	dative	bestem(e)	bester(e)	bestem(e)	besten
	accusative	besten	beste	besteȥ	beste	bestiu
weak declension	nominative	dër beste	diu beste	daȥ beste	die besten	diu besten
	genitive	dës besten	dër besten	dës besten	dër besten
	dative	dëm besten	dër besten	dëm besten	dën besten
	accusative	dën besten	die besten	daȥ beste	die besten	diu besten

Descendants

• Bavarian: schee

  Cimbrian: söon, schümma (Luserna)

  Mòcheno: schea'

• Central Franconian: schün
  • Hunsrik: scheen
• East Central German:

  Silesian East Central German: scheene

  Volhynian German: scheen

• East Franconian: schee
• German: schön
  • → Central Franconian: schön, schien
  • → Japanese: シャン (shan)
• Luxembourgish: schéin
• Rhine Franconian:

  Hessian: schee

  Palatine German: schee, schää, schään

  Pennsylvania German: schee

• Yiddish: שיין (sheyn)

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “schœne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel