Heiligenschein

See also: heiligenschein

German

Etymology

From Heiliger (“saint”) +‎ Schein (“shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯.lɪ.ɡn̩ˌʃaɪ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Noun

Heiligenschein m (strong, genitive Heiligenscheines or Heiligenscheins, plural Heiligenscheine)

  1. aureola, aureole

Declension

Declension of Heiligenschein [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Heiligenschein die Heiligenscheine
genitive eines des Heiligenscheines, Heiligenscheins der Heiligenscheine
dative einem dem Heiligenschein, Heiligenscheine1 den Heiligenscheinen
accusative einen den Heiligenschein die Heiligenscheine

1Now rare, see notes.

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