schienen

See also: Schienen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnən/

Etymology 1

From Schiene (“splint”) +‎ -en. Compare Luxembourgish schinnen.

Verb

1. (transitive) to splint

Etymology 2

Verb

schienen

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of scheinen.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of scheinen.
3. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural subjunctive II of scheinen.
4. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural subjunctive II of scheinen.

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German schînen, from Old Saxon skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. Cognate with German scheinen, Dutch schijnen, English shine.

Verb

schienen (third-person singular simple present schinnt, past tense scheen, past participle schenen, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to shine; to gleam
2. to seem; to appear; to look

Conjugation

Conjugation of schienen (class 1 strong verb)

infinitive	schienen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	schien	scheen
2nd person singular	schinns(t)	scheens(t)
3rd person singular	schinn(t)	scheen
plural	schient, schienen	schenen
imperative	present	—
singular	schien
plural	schient
participle	present	past
	schienen	(e)schenen, geschenen
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Derived terms

• wohrschienlich