Schein

See also: schein, schéin, and schein-

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schīn, Old High German scin (“lustre, shining, brightness, clearness”). Cognate with Old Norse skina, Old Saxon scīnan, Old English scīn (“ghost”), Dutch schijn, English shine, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
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Noun

Schein m (strong, genitive Scheines or Scheins, plural Scheine)

  1. shine, gleam, flash
  2. certificate, ticket
  3. bill, note
  4. semblance, appearance

Declension
Declension of Schein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schein die Scheine
genitive eines des Scheines, Scheins der Scheine
dative einem dem Schein, Scheine1 den Scheinen
accusative einen den Schein die Scheine

1Now uncommon, see notes.

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Derived terms
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References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Schein”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Schein” in Duden online
  • “Schein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/

Noun

Schein m (plural Schein)

  1. shine

Further reading
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