schrijn

Meaning

1. (masculine, neuter) shrine, a finely worked container, e.g. for a holy relic
2. (masculine, neuter) shrine, a place of (especially religious) worship

Concepts

box

📦

chest

shrine

car

🚗

case

cashbox

cashier’s stand

coffer

container

crate

ferry

⛴️

fund

jar

🫙

jug

money box

motor

pail

pot

sack

sanctuary

temple

till

tin

trunk

urn

vessel

bottle

wheels

bucket

🪣

can

Synonyms

bak

kist

📦

emmer

🪣

etui

fles

foedraal

zak

doos

📦

schouw

urn

vat

veerboot

veerpont

koker

korf

🧺

krat

kruik

overzetboot

pont

⛴️

pontveer

pot

🫙

heiligdom

kas

geldkist

koffer

fonds

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sxrɛin/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schrine

Inherited from Old Dutch: *skrīni

In summary

From Middle Dutch schrine, from Old Dutch *skrīni, from Latin scrīnium (“case or chest for books or papers”).