schön
German (Berlin)
/ʃøːn/
adj
Definitions
- beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
- good, great, splendid
- nice, pleasant
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schœne inherited from Old High German scōni (good, lovely, pleasant, pure, brilliant, nice, handsome) inherited from *skaunī (beautiful, fine) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (beautiful, shining, shiny).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skauniz
Gloss
beautiful, shining, shiny
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schoon English
- Scone English
- aback English
- arrowback English
- assback English
- back English
- back fire English
- back forty English
- back seat English
- back-annotation English
- back-butt English
- back-formation English
- back-ganging English
- back-hand English
- back-reference English
- back-seat English
- back-spelling English
- backable English
- backache English
- backaction English
- backake English
- backal English
- backarapper English
- backarc English
- backative English
- backball English
- backband English
- backbeat English
- backbench English
- backbend English
- backblast English
- backblock English
- backboard English
- backbond English
- backbone English
- backbore English
- backbox English
- backbreaker English
- backbreaking English
- backbulge English
- backburn English
- backburner English
- backcalculate English
- backcalculation English
- backcard English
- backcare English
- backchain English
- backchannel English
- backchat English
- backcheck English
- backcloth English
- backcomb English
- backcountry English
- backcourt English
- backcrawl English
- backcross English
- backcrossing English
- backdam English
- backdate English
- backdonation English
- backdown English
- backdraft English
- backdraught English
- backdrivable English
- backdrop English
- backend English
- backer English
- backest English
- backface English
- backfall English
- backfat English
- backfield English
- backfile English
- backfill English
- backfin English
- backfist English
- backfit English
- backflash English
- backflip English
- backflop English
- backflow English
- backflowing English
- backflush English
- backfolded English
- backfoot English
- backformation English
- backfriend English
- backgain English
- backgame English
- backgate English
- backglass English
- backgrinding English
- background English
- backhand English
- backhanded English
- backhaul English
- backhead English
- backheel English
- backhoe English
- backhouse English
- backie English
- backing English
- backjoint English
- backjump English
- backjumping English
- backland English
- backlash English
- backlayering English
- backlead English
- backless English
- backlift English
- backlight English
- backline English
- backlining English
- backlink English
- backlist English
- backlit English
- backload English
- backloading English
- backlog English
- backlot English
- backman English
- backmarker English
- backmasked English
- backmasking English
- backmost English
- backmutation English
- backness English
- backoff English
- backorder English
- backover English
- backpack English
- backpaddle English
- backpatch English
- backpay English
- backpedal English
- backpiece English
- backplane English
- backplate English
- backport English
- backpressure English
- backprint English
- backprojection English
- backpropagate English
- backpropagation English
- backquote English
- backreact English
- backreacting English
- backreaction English
- backread English
- backreef English
- backreference English
- backrest English
- backroll English
- backroom English
- backrub English
- backsaw English
- backscarp English
- backscattering English
- backscene English
- backscratch English
- backscratcher English
- backscreen English
- backscroll English
- backseat English
- backset English
- backsettler English
- backshell English
- backshift English
- backshine English
- backshoot English
- backshop English
- backshore English
- backshot English
- backside English
- backsie English
- backsies English
- backsight English
- backslab English
- backslang English
- backslap English
- backslash English
- backslide English
- backslope English
- backsolution English
- backsolve English
- backsource English
- backspace English
- backspike English
- backspin English
- backsplash English
- backsplit English
- backstab English
- backstabber English
- backstage English
- backstair English
- backstairs English
- backstay English
- backstep English
- backstepping English
- backstitch English
- backstock English
- backstop English
- backstore English
- backstory English
- backstraight English
- backstrap English
- backstream English
- backstreet English
- backstress English
- backstretch English
- backstroke English
- backswamp English
- backswept English
- backswimmer English
- backswimming English
- backswing English
- backsword English
- backtab English
- backtag English
- backtalk English
- backtest English
- backtesting English
- backtick English
- backtime English
- backtrace English
- backtrack English
- backtrail English
- backtransformed English
- backtroll English
- backup English
- backveld English
- backward English
- backwash English
- backwasher English
- backwashing English
- backwater English
- backway English
- backweight English
- backwind English
- backwood English
- backwoods English
- backword English
- backwork English
- backworm English
- backyard English
- barback English
- bareback English
- blackback English
- blowback English
- blueback English
- bounceback English
- brokeback English
- brownback English
- bruckback English
- brushback English
- buyback English
- callback English
- camelback English
- canvasback English
- carryback English
- chairback English
- chargeback English
- checkback English
- clawback English
- clothback English
- comeback English
- cook back English
- copyback English
- cornerback English
- countback English
- crackback English
- crookback English
- crossback English
- cutback English
- databack English
- diamondback English
- dieback English
- drawback English
- echoback English
- failback English
- fatback English
- faxback English
- featherback English
- feedback English
- fiddleback English
- fightback English
- finback English
- fireback English
- flareback English
- flashback English
- flatback English
- flatbacker English
- flyback English
- foamback English
- foldback English
- fullback English
- goback English
- goldback English
- goldenback English
- greenback English
- greyback English
- hackleback English
- hairyback English
- halfback English
- handback English
- hardback English
- hatchback English
- highback English
- hogback English
- holdback English
- hopback English
- horseback English
- houseback English
- humpback English
- keelback English
- kickback English
- knitback English
- knockback English
- laceback English
- ladderback English
- layback English
- lazyback English
- leaseback English
- leatherback English
- liftback English
- linkback English
- loan-back English
- loanback English
- lobsterback English
- look-back English
- loopback English
- midback English
- moneyback English
- mossback English
- mossyback English
- muleback English
- netback English
- nonback English
- notchback English
- outback English
- paperback English
- payback English
- pickleback English
- pimpleback English
- pinback English
- pingback English
- pitchback English
- playback English
- plugback English
- ponyback English
- postback English
- pressback English
- prickleback English
- pullback English
- pushback English
- putback English
- quarterback English
- quillback English
- racerback English
- rakeback English
- razorback English
- readback English
- reback English
- redback English
- rentback English
- ridgeback English
- ringback English
- rollback English
- rosinback English
- roundback English
- runback English
- rustyback English
- saddleback English
- scaleback English
- scratchback English
- screwback English
- scrollback English
- seatback English
- sellback English
- sheen English
- sheener English
- sheenest English
- sheenful English
- sheenless English
- sheenly English
- shellback English
- shieldback English
- silverback English
- singback English
- skewback English
- slapback English
- slatback English
- slingback English
- slotback English
- slowback English
- snapback English
- snatchback English
- softback English
- sowback English
- spillback English
- spinback English
- spineback English
- splashback English
- stackback English
- steelback English
- stepback English
- stitch-back English
- stitchback English
- storeback English
- strongback English
- sunback English
- swartback English
- swayback English
- sweepback English
- sweptback English
- switchback English
- tailback English
- talkback English
- thornback English
- throwback English
- tieback English
- towback English
- traceback English
- trackback English
- turnback English
- turtleback English
- unback English
- underback English
- upback English
- wartyback English
- washback English
- whaleback English
- wheatback English
- wheelback English
- whiteback English
- wingback English
- writeback English
- yellowback English
- kauneus Finnish
- kauniinvärinen Finnish
- kauniisti Finnish
- kaunis Finnish
- kauniskasvoinen Finnish
- kaunismuotoinen Finnish
- kaunispiirteinen Finnish
- kaunissointinen Finnish
- kaunistaa Finnish
- kaunisvartaloinen Finnish
- kaunisvärinen Finnish
- kaunisääninen Finnish
- kauno Finnish
- kuvankaunis Finnish
- luonnonkaunis Finnish
- Bild German
- Form German
- Geist German
- Redner German
- Schrift German
- Schöngeist German
- Schönheit German
- Schönheitsfehler German
- Schönling German
- Schönredner German
- Schönschrift German
- Schönwetter German
- Schönwetterfreund German
- Verschönerer German
- Wetter German
- Wunder German
- bildschön German
- formschön German
- färben German
- geistig German
- reden German
- schon German
- schönfärben German
- schöngeistig German
- schönreden German
- schöntun German
- tun German
- unschön German
- verschönern German
- wunderschön German
- beeldschoon Dutch, Flemish
- brandschoon Dutch, Flemish
- natuurschoon Dutch, Flemish
- opschonen Dutch, Flemish
- schoon Dutch, Flemish
- schoonbroer Dutch, Flemish
- schoonheid Dutch, Flemish
- schoonmaken Dutch, Flemish
- schoonmoeder Dutch, Flemish
- schoonouder Dutch, Flemish
- schoonschrift Dutch, Flemish
- schoonschrijven Dutch, Flemish
- schoonvader Dutch, Flemish
- schoonvegen Dutch, Flemish
- schoonwassen Dutch, Flemish
- schoonzus Dutch, Flemish
- schoonzuster Dutch, Flemish
- back French
- *(s)kewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱoun- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱown- Proto-Indo-European
- beque Portuguese
- *skaunistaz Proto-Germanic
- *skauniz Proto-Germanic
- *skaunizô Proto-Germanic
- back Swedish
- バック Japanese
- バックシャン Japanese
- scene Old English
- sciene Old English
- scȳne Old English
- sċīene Old English
- bak Middle English
- shene Middle English
- shone Middle English
- bakke Danish
- skøn Danish
- skønhed Danish
- skønsmæssig Danish
- back Czech
- bek Indonesian
- schône Middle Dutch
- sconi Old High German
- scōni Old High German
- skoon Afrikaans
- sgonn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- batchi Norman
- schōne Middle High German
- schœne Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- שיין Yiddish
- שיינקײַט Yiddish
- *skaunī gmw-pro
- kaunis Estonian
- kaunitar Estonian
- sconi Old Dutch
- scōni Old Dutch
- skōni Old Dutch
- *kaunis Proto-Finnic
- schö̂ne Middle Low German
- schȫne Middle Low German
- schümma Cimbrian
- söon Cimbrian
- бек Macedonian
- skoni Old Saxon
- skōni Old Saxon
- Schoon Alemannic German
- schöön German Low German
- jön Volapük
- jönik Volapük
- nejönik Volapük
- bek Papiamentu
- bekim Tok Pisin
- schea' Mòcheno
- schön Central Franconian
- scheen Hunsrik
- baka Sranan Tongo
- baik Torres Strait Creole