Scheide

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested as op de Scheij in 1514. Derived from scheide (watershed, boundary, hill ridge), itself from the verb scheiden (to split, separate).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Scheide n

  1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German scheide, from Old High German sceida, from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju.

Compare Low German scheed, Dutch schede, English sheath, Danish skede, Norwegian Bokmål skjede, Icelandic skeið.

The anatomical sense (16th c.) is a calque of Latin vagīna. The sense “partition” is attested since Old High German, but as it is not found in other Germanic languages, it is sometimes considered a later deverbal derivation from the related verb scheiden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaɪ̯də/
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  • Hyphenation: Schei‧de

Noun

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Scheide f (genitive Scheide, plural Scheiden)

  1. sheath, scabbard
  2. (anatomy) vagina
  3. (now chiefly in compounds) partition, border, limit

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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