Schienbein

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schinbein, schinebein, from Old High German skinabein, from Proto-West Germanic *skinubain, from Proto-Germanic *skinōbainą. Equivalent to Schiene +‎ Bein. Compare Hunsrik Schienbeen, Dutch scheenbeen, English shinbone, Danish skinneben, Swedish skenben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃiːnˌbaɪ̯n/

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• Hyphenation: Schien‧bein

Noun

Schienbein n (strong, genitive Schienbeines or Schienbeins, plural Schienbeine)

1. (anatomy) shinbone, tibia

Declension

Declension of Schienbein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schienbein	die	Schienbeine
genitive	eines	des	Schienbeines, Schienbeins	der	Schienbeine
dative	einem	dem	Schienbein, Schienbeine1	den	Schienbeinen
accusative	ein	das	Schienbein	die	Schienbeine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Schienbeinknöchel
• Schienbeinschoner
• Schienbeinschützer

Further reading

• “Schienbein” in Duden online
• “Schienbein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Schienbein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon