schaduw

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.dyu̯/
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  • Hyphenation: scha‧duw

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schaduwe, from Old Dutch scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu.

Noun

schaduw f (plural schaduwen, diminutive schaduwtje n)

  1. shade
    Synonym: lommerte
  2. shadow
    Synonym: schim
  3. (metonymically) blemish
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: skat, shadyw
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: scadu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schaduw

  1. inflection of schaduwen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative
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