skoni

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Compare Old High German scōni, Old English sciene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskɔːni/, [ˈskœːni]

Adjective

skōni (comparative skōniro, superlative skōnist)

  1. beautiful, fair, bright
    gelîhc sulîcaro lôgnun: thit uuas alloro lando scôniust
    Just like some denied: this was the most beautiful of all lands (Genesis, verse 5)

Declension

Positive forms of skōni
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative skōni skōni skōni skōnie, skōnia skōnia skōni, skōnia
accusative skōnian, skōnien skōnia skōni skōnia, skōnie skōnia skōni, skōnia
genitive skōnies, skōnias skōniara, skōniaro skōnies, skōnias skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero skōniaro, skōnioro, skōniero
dative skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōniaro, skōniaru, skōniara skōniumu, skōnium, skōniun, skōniun, skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōniun, skōnion, skōnium skōniun, skōnion skōniun, skōnion, skōnium
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative skōnio, skōnia skōnia, skōnie skōnia, skōnie skōnion, skōniun skōnion, skōniun, skōnian skōnion, skōniun
accusative skōnion, skōnian skōniun, skōnion, skōnian skōnia, skōnie skōnion, skōniun skōnion, skōniun, skōnian skōnion, skōniun
genitive skōnien, skōnian skōniun, skōnian, skōnien skōnien, skōnian skōniono, skōnieno skōniono skōniono, skōnieno
dative skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōniun, skōnian skōnion, skōnien, skōnian skōnion, skōniun skōnion, skōniun skōnion, skōniun
Comparative forms of skōni (weak only)
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative skōniro, skōnira skōnira, skōnire skōnira, skōnire skōniron, skōnirun skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun
accusative skōniron, skōniran skōnirun, skōniron, skōniran skōnira, skōnire skōniron, skōnirun skōniron, skōnirun, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun
genitive skōniren, skōniran skōnirun, skōniran, skōniren skōniren, skōniran skōnirono, skōnireno skōnirono skōnirono, skōnireno
dative skōniron, skōniren, skōniran skōnirun, skōniran skōniron, skōniren, skōniran skōniron, skōnirun skōniron, skōnirun skōniron, skōnirun
Superlative forms of skōni
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative skōnist skōnist skōnist skōniste, skōnista skōnista skōnist, skōnista
accusative skōnistan, skōnisten skōnista skōnist skōnista, skōniste skōnista skōnist, skōnista
genitive skōnistes, skōnistas skōnistara, skōnistaro skōnistes, skōnistas skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero skōnistaro, skōnistoro, skōnistero
dative skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistaro, skōnistaru, skōnistara skōnistumu, skōnistum, skōnistun, skōnistun, skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum skōnistun, skōniston skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative skōnisto, skōnista skōnista, skōniste skōnista, skōniste skōniston, skōnistun skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun
accusative skōniston, skōnistan skōnistun, skōniston, skōnistan skōnista, skōniste skōniston, skōnistun skōniston, skōnistun, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun
genitive skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistun, skōnistan, skōnisten skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistono, skōnisteno skōnistono skōnistono, skōnisteno
dative skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōnistun, skōnistan skōniston, skōnisten, skōnistan skōniston, skōnistun skōniston, skōnistun skōniston, skōnistun

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: schö̂ne
    • Low German: schöön
      Altmärkisch: schön
      Bremisch: schön (substantivised: (dat) Schöne n)
      Dithmarsisch: schön
      Hamburgisch: scheun
      Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch: schön
      Ostfälisch: schöne (schön)
      Westfälisch:
      Lippisch: scheun
      Münsterländisch: schön
      Paderbornisch: schoin
      Ravensbergisch: schåün
      Sauerländisch: schoine, scho̊n
      Westmünsterländisch: schöön
    • → Old Swedish: skön
    • → Danish: skøn
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: skjønn
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: skjønn
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