Masculine

Schein

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) shine, gleam, flash
  2. (masculine,strong) semblance, appearance
  3. (masculine,strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note
  4. (masculine,slang,strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note
  5. (masculine,strong) certificate, ticket, bill, note

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schyyn

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

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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