Scheide

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as op de Scheij in 1514. Derived from scheide (“watershed, boundary, hill ridge”), itself from the verb scheiden (“to split, separate”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Scheide n

  1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

References[edit]

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German scheide, from Old High German sceida, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju.

Compare Low German scheed, Dutch schede, English sheath, Danish skede, Norwegian Bokmål skjede, Icelandic skeið.

The anatomical sense (16th c.) is a calque of Latin vagīna. The sense “partition” is attested since Old High German, but as it is not found in other Germanic languages, it is sometimes considered a later deverbal derivation from the related verb scheiden.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯də/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schei‧de

Noun[edit]

Scheide f (genitive Scheide, plural Scheiden)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (anatomy) vagina
  3. (now chiefly in compounds) partition, border, limit

Declension[edit]

Declension of Scheide [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Scheide die Scheiden
genitive einer der Scheide der Scheiden
dative einer der Scheide den Scheiden
accusative eine die Scheide die Scheiden

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Scheide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Scheide” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Scheide” in Duden online
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