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schonen

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See also: Schonen, schönen, and Schönen

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch schônen. By surface analysis, schoon (clean) +‎ -en.

Verb

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schonen

  1. (transitive, rare) to clean
    Synonyms: schoonmaken, reinigen, opschonen
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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schonen

  1. plural of schone

Adjective

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schonen

  1. (archaic) inflection of schoon:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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schonen (weak, third-person singular present schont, past tense schonte, past participle geschont, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to spare (not harm)
    1. (intransitive, archaic) [with genitive ‘something/someone’]
      • 2005 [1923], Heinz Welten, Nitokris: Die Priesterin der Istar. Babylon I, Paderborn, Germany: Voltmedia GmbH, →ISBN, page 203:
        "Tritt zurück! Deines Lebens will ich dich versichern."
        Nebukadnezar blieb stehen. "Mein Leben gilt mir nichts in einem verstümmelten Körper."
        "Dann will ich auch deines Leibes schonen."
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (reflexive) to rest, to avoid overexertion

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: szónowac
  • Lower Sorbian: šonowaś
  • Upper Sorbian: šonować

Further reading

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  • schonen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schonen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schonen” in Duden online
  • schonen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From schône +‎ -en.

Verb

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schônen

  1. to make/become beautiful, to decorate
  2. to improve, to make/become better
Inflection
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse Skáney.

Noun

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schonen n

  1. Scania (a region)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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schônen

  1. inflection of schône:
    1. masculine accusative/dative singular
    2. neuter dative singular
    3. dative plural

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