Scheune

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schiune, from Old High German scugin(n)a, probably eventually from the root Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide, cloud”). The word was originally chiefly East Central German versus otherwise predominant Scheuer (Austro-Bavarian also Stadel). Scheune is reinforced by cognate Low German Schüün.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔʏ̯nə/

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Noun

Scheune f (genitive Scheune, plural Scheunen)

1. barn

   Synonym: (now less common) Scheuer

Declension

Declension of Scheune [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Scheune	die	Scheunen
genitive	einer	der	Scheune	der	Scheunen
dative	einer	der	Scheune	den	Scheunen
accusative	eine	die	Scheune	die	Scheunen

Synonyms

• Stadel (Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland)

Further reading

• “Scheune” in Duden online
• “Scheune” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache