שוין

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German scōno (“beautifully”). Cognate to German schon (“already”).

Alternative forms

• שיים (sheym) (Litvish)

Adverb

שוין • (shoyn)

1. already

Derived terms

• און שוין (un shoyn, “that's all”)
• נישט שוין (nisht shoyn, “no longer”)
• נישט שוין זשע (nisht shoyn zhe, “really?”)