Scheinehe
German
Etymology
From Schein (“appearance, that which seems to be”) + Ehe (“marriage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯nˌeːə/, [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌʔeː.ə]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schein‧ehe
Noun
Scheinehe f (genitive Scheinehe, plural Scheinehen)
- sham marriage (fraudulent marriage between two persons who are not truly a couple)
Declension
Declension of Scheinehe [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Scheinehe | die | Scheinehen |
| genitive | einer | der | Scheinehe | der | Scheinehen |
| dative | einer | der | Scheinehe | den | Scheinehen |
| accusative | eine | die | Scheinehe | die | Scheinehen |