Schiene

See also: schiene

German

Etymology

From Old High German skina, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with Dutch scheen, English shin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnə/

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Noun

Schiene f (genitive Schiene, plural Schienen)

1. a staff on which something moves
   1. (railway) rail
   2. (mechanics) rack
2. a staff or long construction that holds things together
   1. (medicine) orthotics; splint
   2. (woodwork) frame; skid
3. (electronics) busbar

Derived terms

• Beinschiene
• Armschiene
• Sammelschiene
• Schienbein
• schienen
• Schienenersatzverkehr
• Schienenverkehr
• Schienenwolf

Descendants

• → Hungarian: sín
• → Macedonian: шина (šina)
• → Polish: szyna
• → Romanian: șină
• → Russian: шина (šina)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: шина

  Latin script: šina

Further reading

• “Schiene” in Duden online