scrin

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃriːn/

Noun

sċrīn n

  1. reliquary
  2. the Ark of the Covenant
  3. a cage used to hold criminals

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċrīn sċrīn
accusative sċrīn sċrīn
genitive sċrīnes sċrīna
dative sċrīne sċrīnum

Descendants

  • Middle English: shryne
    • English: shrine

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian скрин (skrin).

Noun

scrin n (plural scrinuri)

  1. chest

Declension

Declension of scrin
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative scrin scrinul scrinuri scrinurile
genitive-dative scrin scrinului scrinuri scrinurilor
vocative scrinule scrinurilor
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