Schoin

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔen/

From Middle High German schale, from Old High German scala, from Proto-Germanic *skalō. Cognate with German Schale, Yiddish שאָל (shol), Dutch schaal (“shell”), and English shale. Also related with Dutch schil, English shell.

Schoin f (plural Schoin)

1. peel; husk; shell (outer layer of a fruit)
2. shell; scallop (outer layer of crustaceans, shells, snails)
3. (figuratively) clothing

• schäin, schöln, schön

From Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō, related to *skaljō (“husk, shell”). Cognate with Dutch schaal (“bowl”).

Schoin f (plural Schoin, diminutive Schalerl)

1. dish (shallow container)
2. bowl; cup (roughly hemispherical container)