scheen

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch schene, from Old Dutch *skina, from Proto-West Germanic *skinu, from Proto-Germanic *skinō. Cognate with German Schiene, English shin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sxeːn/
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  • Hyphenation: scheen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

scheen f (plural schenen, diminutive scheentje n)

  1. (chiefly plural) shin
  2. strip of wood or metal
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: skeen

Verb

scheen

  1. singular past indicative of schijnen

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • xeen (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃeːn/

Adjective

scheen (comparative scheener, superlative scheenest)

  1. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
    Sie is en scheene Fraa.
    She is a beautiful woman.
    Wie scheen is dein Gaarte!
    How beautiful is your garden!
  2. good, great, splendid
    Das waar awer mol scheen.
    That was great.
  3. nice, pleasant
    Heit hom-mer en scheenes Wetter.
    Today we have nice weather.

Declension
Declension of scheen (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative scheen scheen scheen scheene
accusative scheene scheen scheen scheene
dative scheene scheene scheene scheene
Strong inflection nominative scheener scheene scheenes scheene
accusative scheene scheene scheenes scheene
dative scheenem scheener scheenem scheene

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

scheen

  1. well, beautifully
    Sie singd scheen.
    She sings beautifully.
  2. really
  3. nicely
    Das waar scheen gebaud.
    That was nicely built.

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German schö̂ne.

Adjective

scheen

  1. beautiful, lovely, fair
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