schijn
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From Middle Dutch schijn. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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schijn m (plural schijnen, diminutive schijntje n)
- A shine, glimmering
- An appearance, semblance, especially when misleading
- Ze dacht in de verte kunstlicht te zien, maar het was slechts schijn.
- She thought that she saw artificial light in the distance, but it merely seemed that way.
- A cast (visual appearance)
- (chiefly the diminutive) A small quantity/sum, a bit, pittance
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schijn
- inflection of schijnen: