schei

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German schiech, schiehe, schie, schiuch, schiuhe, schūche, from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh. Cognate with German scheu. Doublet of schiach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃai̯/
• Rhymes: -ai̯

Adjective

schei

1. shy (reserved)
2. shy, skittish, startlish (easily frightened)

Italian

Austrian 5 kreuzer coin

Alternative forms

• sghei (chiefly Lombard)

Etymology

Probably from spelling pronunciation of German Scheidemünze (“divisional coin”), borne on Austrian currency circulating in Lombardy–Venetia. Cognate with Venetan schèi (also singular schèo) and Lombard sghej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɛj/
• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Hyphenation: schèi

Noun

schei m pl (plural only)

1. (Venice or humorous) money

   Synonyms: soldi m pl, denaro m sg, quattrini m pl, grana f sg, palanche f pl

Anagrams

• Sechi, eschi, sechi, siche, sì che

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃai̯/, [ʃɑɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German schiuhe, alternative form of schiehe, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh. Cognate with German scheu, Dutch schuw, English shy.

Adjective

schei (masculine scheien, neuter scheit, comparative méi schei, superlative am scheisten)

1. shy

Declension

Declension of schei

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass schei	si ass schei	et ass schei	si si(nn) schei
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	scheien	schei	scheit	schei
	independent without determiner			scheies	scheier
dative	after any declined word	scheien	scheier	scheien	scheien
	as first declined word	scheiem		scheiem

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

schei

1. second-person singular imperative of scheien