Scheide

See also: scheide

German

Etymology

From Middle High German scheide, from Old High German sceida, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz. Compare Low German scheed, Dutch schede, English sheath, Danish skede, Norwegian Bokmål skjede, Icelandic skeið. The anatomical sense is a calque of Latin vagīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯də/

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• Hyphenation: Schei‧de

Noun

Scheide f (genitive Scheide, plural Scheiden)

1. sheath, scabbard
2. (anatomy) vagina

Derived terms

• Blattscheide
• Schwertscheide

Further reading

• “Scheide” in Duden online