Polyglot Dictionary

Schein

/ʃaɪ̯n/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Scheine

Meaning

  1. banknote, bill

    • Er bezahlte mit einem Zwanzig-Euro-Schein.

      He paid with a twenty-euro bill.

  2. glow, light; appearance, semblance

    From scheinen (to shine, to seem).

    • Der Mond warf einen schwachen Schein.

      The moon cast a faint glow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

minuta

Close — a banknote/bill relates to a bill/draft.

English

bill

Close — a banknote relates to a bill.

Practice

1 What does Schein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bezahlte mit einem Zwanzig-Euro-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schein?

See also

noun

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