schande

See also: Schande and schände

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schande, from Old Dutch *skanda, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō, *skamdō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”). Cognate with Old High German scanda, skanda (“ignominy, shame, disgrace”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɑndə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: schan‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑndə

Noun

schande f (plural schanden or schandes)

  1. shame, disgrace

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skande
  • Negerhollands: skande

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Middle English

Noun

schande

  1. Alternative form of schonde
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