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Schienbein - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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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.

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃiːnˌbaɪ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: Schien‧bein

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

  1. (anatomy) shinbone, tibia

Declension of Schienbein [neuter, strong]