skene

See also: Skene

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskiːni/

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• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

skene

1. An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.

Translations

element of ancient Greek theater

• Greek: σκηνή (el) f (skiní)

• Ukrainian: скена (uk) f (skena)

Etymology 2

Noun

skene (plural skenes)

1. Alternative form of skean (“a kind of dagger”)
   • 1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., OCLC 1000395614, page 163:

     But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand.

Anagrams

• Enkes, Keens, Skeen, keens, knees, kènes, neeks

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Finnish

Etymology

Semi-adapted borrowing from English scene. Ultimately from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskene/, [ˈs̠ke̞ne̞]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Syllabification: ske‧ne

Noun

skene

1. (colloquial) scene, subculture

   räpskene – the rap scene

   taideskene – the art scene

   Synonym: alakulttuuri

2. (colloquial) demoscene

   Synonym: demoskene

Declension

Inflection of skene (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		skene	skenet
genitive		skenen	skenejen
partitive		skeneä	skenejä
illative		skeneen	skeneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		skene	skenet
accusative	nom.	skene	skenet
	gen.	skenen
genitive		skenen	skenejen skeneinrare
partitive		skeneä	skenejä
inessive		skenessä	skeneissä
elative		skenestä	skeneistä
illative		skeneen	skeneihin
adessive		skenellä	skeneillä
ablative		skeneltä	skeneiltä
allative		skenelle	skeneille
essive		skenenä	skeneinä
translative		skeneksi	skeneiksi
instructive		—	skenein
abessive		skenettä	skeneittä
comitative		—	skeneineen

Possessive forms of skene (type nalle)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	skeneni	skenemme
2nd person	skenesi	skenenne
3rd person	skenensä

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• sceyne

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Irish scian, from Old Irish scían, from Proto-Celtic *skiyenā; compare Middle Welsh ysgien. This word was borrowed late enough for the orthographic final vowel to be illusory.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skɛːn/, /skɛi̯n/

Noun

skene (plural skenes)

1. (Late Middle English, rare) skean (kind of dagger)

Descendants

• English: skean, skene, skeyn

References

• “skēne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.