Scheich

German

Alternative forms

Scheik

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, “elder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaɪ̯ç/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯ç

Noun

Scheich m (strong, genitive Scheichs or Scheiches, plural Scheiche or Scheichs)

sheik

Declension

Declension of Scheich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Scheich	die	Scheiche, Scheichs
genitive	eines	des	Scheichs, Scheiches	der	Scheiche, Scheichs
dative	einem	dem	Scheich, Scheiche¹	den	Scheichen, Scheichs
accusative	einen	den	Scheich	die	Scheiche, Scheichs

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Ölscheich
Scheichtum

Further reading

Scheich on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Scheich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Scheich” in Duden online
“Scheich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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