Schiene

See also: schiene

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schine, from Old High German skina, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu. Cognate with Dutch scheen, English shin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Schiene f (genitive Schiene, plural Schienen)

1. a staff on which something moves
   1. (railway) rail

      Entfernen Sie dieses Fahrzeug von der Schiene.

      Remove this vehicle from the rail.

      Mit dem Geld wollen sie Schienen, Brücken und Bahnhöfe reparieren.

      They want to use the money to repair tracks, bridges and train stations.

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

Declension

Declension of Schiene [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schiene	die	Schienen
genitive	einer	der	Schiene	der	Schienen
dative	einer	der	Schiene	den	Schienen
accusative	eine	die	Schiene	die	Schienen

Derived terms

• Armschiene
• Beinschiene
• Knieschiene
• 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
• “Schiene” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache