Reliquienschrein

German

Etymology

Reliquie (“relic”) +‎ Schrein (“shrine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁeˈliːkviənˌʃʁaɪ̯n]
• Hyphenation: Re‧li‧qui‧en‧schrein

Noun

Reliquienschrein m (strong, genitive Reliquienschreines or Reliquienschreins, plural Reliquienschreine)

1. reliquary

   Synonym: Reliquiar

Declension

Declension of Reliquienschrein [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Reliquienschrein	die	Reliquienschreine
genitive	eines	des	Reliquienschreines, Reliquienschreins	der	Reliquienschreine
dative	einem	dem	Reliquienschrein, Reliquienschreine1	den	Reliquienschreinen
accusative	einen	den	Reliquienschrein	die	Reliquienschreine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Reliquienschrein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Reliquienschrein” in Duden online