Schein

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See also: schein, schéin, and schein-

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schīn, Old High German scīn, skīn (“shine, brightness, light, ray”), from Proto-West Germanic *skīn, from Proto-Germanic *skīną. Cognate with Old Norse skína, Old Saxon scīnan, Old English sċīn (“phantom, ghost”), Dutch schijn, English shine, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Schein m (strong, genitive Scheines or Scheins, plural Scheine)

  1. shine, gleam, flash
  2. certificate, ticket
  3. bill, note
  4. semblance, appearance

Declension[edit]

Declension of Schein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schein die Scheine
genitive eines des Scheines, Scheins der Scheine
dative einem dem Schein, Scheine1 den Scheinen
accusative einen den Schein die Scheine

1Now rare, see notes.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schein”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading[edit]

  • “Schein” in Duden online
  • “Schein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Schein m (plural Schein)

  1. shine

Further reading[edit]

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