שיין

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See also: שײַן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī, from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. Cognate with Central Franconian schön, German schön, Dutch schoon, Danish skøn, Swedish skön English sheen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

שיין (sheyn) (comparative שענער (shener), superlative שענסט (shenst))

  1. beautiful, pretty, cute, handsome
    אַ שיין פּנים!
    a sheyn ponem!
    (What) a pretty face!
  2. nice

Declension

More information predicative, case ...
Declension of שיין
predicative שיין
sheyn
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative שיינער
sheyner
שיין
sheyn
שיינע
sheyne
שיינס
sheyns
שיינע
sheyne
שיינע
sheyne
accusative שיינעם
sheynem
dative שיינעם
sheynem
שיינער
sheyner
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Derived terms

Noun

שיין (shayn) f

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שײַן (shayn).

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