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

Related terms

• scheenbeen
• scheenbeschermer

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skeen

Etymology 2

Verb

scheen

1. singular past indicative of schijnen

Anagrams

• schene

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): /ˈʃeːn/
• Rhymes: -eːn
• Syllabification: scheen

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

• eklich
• hesslich

Derived terms

• Scheenheet
• Scheenheit
• scheenmache

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

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German schö̂ne.

Adjective

scheen

1. beautiful, lovely, fair