scrin

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃriːn/

Noun

sċrīn n

1. reliquary
2. the Ark of the Covenant
3. a cage used to hold criminals

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sċrīn	sċrīn
accusative	sċrīn	sċrīn
genitive	sċrīnes	sċrīna
dative	sċrīne	sċrīnum

Descendants

• Middle English: shryne
  • English: shrine

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian скрин (skrin).

Noun

scrin n (plural scrinuri)

1. chest

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	scrin	scrinul		scrinuri	scrinurile
genitive-dative	scrin	scrinului		scrinuri	scrinurilor
vocative	scrinule			scrinurilor