Masculine
Schein
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) shine, gleam, flash
- (masculine, strong) semblance, appearance
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine, strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note
- (masculine, slang, strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note
- (masculine, strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note
Concepts
outward appearance
bright future
outward show
Synonyms
Zinsabschnitt
Papiergeld
Äußere
äußere Erscheinung
Falsifikat
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃaɪ̯n/
Etymology
In summary
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).
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