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skene en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈskiːni/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena.

Meanings

1. An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.

Translations (2)

uk скена (element of ancient Greek theater) · el σκηνή (element of ancient Greek theater)

skene en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of skean (“a kind of dagger”).
   alt of skean
   • But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand. 1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 163:

Forms

Deriveds

skene-dhu · skene dhu