scheien

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑɪ̯ən/
• Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Etymology 1

From Old High German skiuhen, from Proto-Germanic *skiuhwijaną. Cognate with German scheuen, Dutch schuwen, English eschew and shy.

Verb

scheien (third-person singular present scheit, past participle gescheit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to eschew, to shun, to shy away from
2. (intransitive, of horses) to shy

Conjugation

Regular

infinitive	scheien
participle	gescheit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	scheien	—
2nd singular	scheis	schei
3rd singular	scheit	—
1st plural	scheien	—
2nd plural	scheit	scheit
3rd plural	scheien	—

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Etymology 2

Adjective

scheien

1. masculine nominative of schei
2. masculine accusative of schei
3. masculine dative of schei
4. neuter dative of schei
5. plural dative of schei