scheen

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

• IPA^(key): /sxeːn/

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• Hyphenation: scheen
• Rhymes: -eːn

scheen f (plural schenen, diminutive scheentje n)

1. (chiefly plural) shin
2. strip of wood or metal

• scheenbeen
• scheenbeschermer

• Afrikaans: skeen

scheen

1. singular past indicative of schijnen

• schene

• xeen (Wiesemann spelling system)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeːn/
• Rhymes: -eːn
• Syllabification: scheen

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.

• eklich
• hesslich

• Scheenheet
• Scheenheit
• scheenmache

scheen

1. well, beautifully

   Sie singd scheen.

   She sings beautifully.

2. really
3. nicely

   Das waar scheen gebaud.

   That was nicely built.

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

From Middle Low German schö̂ne.

scheen

1. beautiful, lovely, fair