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Schein

See also: schein, schéin, and schein-

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German schīn, Old High German scīn, skīn (“shine, brightness, light, ray”), from Proto-West Germanic *skīn, from Proto-Germanic *skīną. Cognate with Old Norse skína, Old Saxon scīnan, Old English sċīn (“phantom, ghost”), Dutch schijn, English shine, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

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

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

Declension edit

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 rare, see notes.

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References edit

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

Further reading edit

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

Hunsrik edit

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Noun edit

Schein m (plural Schein)

  1. shine

Further reading edit

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