Scone
English
/skuːn/
proper noun
Definitions
- A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
Etymology
Derived from *skaunī (beautiful, fine) derived from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic sgonn (lump, mouthful, hunk, block).
Origin
Gaelic (Scots)
sgonn
Gloss
lump, mouthful, hunk, block
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- Schoon English
- back English
- scone English
- Schöngeist German
- Schönheit German
- Schönling German
- Schönredner German
- Schönschrift German
- Schönwetter German
- bildschön German
- formschön German
- schön German
- schönfärben German
- schöngeistig German
- schönreden German
- schöntun German
- unschön German
- verschönern German
- wunderschön German
- скон Russian
- *(s)keh₁t- Proto-Indo-European
- *skauniz Proto-Germanic
- scene Old English
- sciene Old English
- sċīene Old English
- schoonbroot Middle Dutch
- sconi Old High German
- scōni Old High German
- sgonn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- schœne Middle High German
- *skaunī gmw-pro
- sconi Old Dutch
- scōni Old Dutch
- schö̂ne Middle Low German
- skoni Old Saxon
- skōni Old Saxon
- Schoon Alemannic German
- jönik Volapük
- skon Tok Pisin
- schön Central Franconian