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Etymology

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Compound of scheen (shin) +‎ been (bone). Compare German Schienbein, English shinbone, Danish skinneben, Swedish skenben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxeːn.beːn/
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  • Hyphenation: scheen‧been

Noun

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scheenbeen n (plural scheenbenen, diminutive scheenbeentje n)

  1. A tibia (bone of the leg).
  2. A shin, the front of a vertebrate leg beneath the knee.

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: skeenbeen