schouwen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsxɑu̯.ə(n)/ Hyphenation: schouw‧en Rhymes: -ɑu̯ən Homophone: Schouwen === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch schouwen, from Old Dutch skouwon, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-. ==== Verb ==== schouwen (transitive, archaic) to see, watch (transitive) to inspect formally, as with an honor guard (transitive) to examine physically, as in forensics Het lijk wordt vanmiddag geschouwd voor de autopsie. ― The body will be examined this afternoon for the autopsy. Om te weten of een vogelei bevrucht is, moet het voor een helder licht worden geschouwd. ― To know if a bird's egg is fertilized, it must be examined in front of a bright light. (transitive) to see mentally ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: skou === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== schouwen to skip a regular meal course to wag, skip/ditch (school) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== schouwen plural of schouw == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German scouwōn. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠xou̯wən/ === Verb === schouwen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present schouwet, past tense schouwete, past participle geschouwet, auxiliary hān) (transitive) to see, to look at (transitive) to inspect, to examine ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “schouwen” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.