Schein

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See also: schein, schéin, and schein-

German

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Etymology

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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).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
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Noun

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Schein m (strong, genitive Scheines or Scheins, plural Scheine)

  1. shine, gleam, flash
    Synonyms: Lichtschein, Schimmer
  2. semblance, appearance
    Synonym: Anschein
  3. certificate, ticket, bill, note
    Synonyms: Bescheinigung, Nachweis
    1. ellipsis of Geldschein: banknote
    2. (medicine, slang) A case which a medical professional liquidates by invoice
      • 2024 January 19, Thomas Müller, “Zu viel Perfektionismus und Empathie schaden”, in MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin, volume 166, →DOI, page 18:
        Woher kommt die Einstellung, mindestens 1.200 Scheine im Quartal haben zu müssen? Einige stellen zwei MFA ein, machen 800 Scheine und sind dann weniger gestresst - auch das ist möglich.
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    3. (university slang) An individual class’s course credit (because till even the 2010s one would actually get a slip of paper)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Schein”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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  • Schein” in Duden online
  • Schein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Schein m (plural Schein)

  1. shine

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