schande

See also: Schande and schände

Dutch

Etymology

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): /sxɑndə/
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  • Hyphenation: schan‧de

Noun

schande f (plural schanden or schandes)

  1. shame, disgrace

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