schijn
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch schijn. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sxɛi̯n/
audio (Belgium) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
schijn m (plural schijnen, diminutive schijntje n)
- A shine, glimmering
- An appearance, semblance, especially when misleading
- Ze dacht in de verte kunstlicht te zien, maar het was slechts schijn.
- She thought that she saw artificial light in the distance, but it merely seemed that way.
- A cast (visual appearance)
- (chiefly the diminutive) A small quantity/sum, a bit, pittance
Derived terms
- de schijn ophouden
- heiligenschijn
- maneschijn
- schijnbeweging
- schijnheilig
- schone schijn
- zonneschijn
Related terms
- schijnen
- verschijnen
Verb
schijn
- first-person singular present indicative of schijnen
- imperative of schijnen