skona

See also: sköna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skona (present tense skonar, past tense skona, past participle skona, passive infinitive skonast, present participle skonande, imperative skona/skon)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of skåne

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.na/
• Rhymes: -ɔna
• Syllabification: sko‧na

Verb

skona

1. third-person singular future of skonać

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish skona, from Middle Low German schonen, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunōn.

Verb

skona (present skonar, preterite skonade, supine skonat, imperative skona)

1. to spare, show mercy

   Skona åtminstone barnen!

   At least spare the children!

Conjugation

Conjugation of skona (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	skona		skonas
supine	skonat		skonats
imperative	skona		—
imper. plural1	skonen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	skonar	skonade	skonas	skonades
ind. plural1	skona	skonade	skonas	skonades
subjunctive2	skone	skonade	skones	skonades
present participle		skonande
past participle		skonad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• skoningslös
• skonsam

Related terms

• förskona

References

• skona in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skona in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skona in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skona in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• konas