Scheide
Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪ̯də/
“Scheide” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
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…
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