Schein

See also: schéin

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schīn, Old High German scin (“lustre, shining, brightness, clearness”). Cognate with Old Norse skina, Old Saxon scīnan, Old English shēn (“ghost”), Dutch schijn, English shine, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
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Noun

Schein m (genitive Scheines or Scheins, plural Scheine)

Declension

Declension of Schein

	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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(shine) Lichtschein, Schimmer
(certificate) Nachweis, Bescheinigung
(bill, note) Geldschein
(semblance, appearance) Anschein

Derived terms

Derived terms

Angelschein
Augenschein
Personenbeförderungsschein
Entlassungsschein
Fahrschein
Fahrzeugschein
Flugschein
Führerschein

Geldschein
Gutschein
Jagdschein
Krankenschein
Heiligenschein
Kerzenschein
Mondschein
Passierschein
Pilotenschein
Scheinehe
Scheinfirma

Scheingemeinschaft
Scheinpartnerschaft
Scheinvaterschaft
Scheinschwangerschaft
Scheintod
Scheinwerfer
Sonnenschein

Related terms

scheinen

References

Schein in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

Further reading

Schein in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/

Noun

Schein m (plural Schein)

shine

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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