שיין

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

  • (YIVO, Ukrainish, Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ʃɛɪ̯n/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ʃeɪ̯n/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ʃaɪ̯n/

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

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

שיין • (shaynf

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