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