Polyglot Dictionary

Schienbein

/ˈʃiːnˌbaɪ̯n/

das 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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Schienbeine

Meaning

  1. shinbone

    Built from Schiene (splint) + Bein (bone).

    • Er trat ans Schienbein.

      He kicked the shin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schiene splint
  • Bein bone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

tibia

tibia is the English/Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shinbone, tibia."

English

shin

Close — a shinbone relates to a shin.

Practice

1 What does Schienbein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er trat ans ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schienbein?

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