schoon

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch schône, from Old Dutch scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sxoːn/, (Belgium) [sçoːn], (Holland) [sχoʊ̯n] Hyphenation: schoon Rhymes: -oːn === Adjective === schoon (comparative schoner, superlative schoonst) (now chiefly Belgium) beautiful Synonyms: aantrekkelijk, fraai, knap, mooi (Netherlands) clean; cleansed Synonyms: kuis, net, proper, rein, zuiver ==== Usage notes ==== Often used in calques of French terms for in-laws, e.g. schoonvader, schoonzoon. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: skoon Berbice Creole Dutch: skono Jersey Dutch: sxôn Negerhollands: skoon Petjo: schoon === Adverb === schoon cleanly; beautifully completely, fully, utterly; entirely; quite === Noun === schoon n (uncountable, no diminutive) (poetic) beauty ==== Derived terms ==== === Conjunction === schoon (archaic) although ==== Derived terms ====