- skene
- skene Celtic dagger, 1520s, from Ir. Gael. scian (gen. sceine) “knife.”
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
skene
Look at other dictionaries:
Skene — SKENE, a parish, in the district and county of Aberdeen, 9 miles (W. by. N.) from the city of Aberdeen; containing 1846 inhabitants. This place, which is of some antiquity, was originally part of the royal forests of the kings of Scotland, and … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Skene — bezeichnet Skene (Schweden), Ort in Schweden den Namen eines schottischen Clans den Namen einer altösterreichischen Unternehmerfamilie: siehe Skene (Familie) einen Begriff aus dem Theater: siehe Skene (Theater) Folgende Personen tragen den Namen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Skene — Skene, n. See {Skean}. C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skėnė — (gr.) sf.: Vaidybos užpakalyj stovėjo skėnė, tai esti trobelė, kur vaidintojai apsitaisydavo Vd … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
Skene — (gr.), 1) das Zelt; 2) so v.w. Scene … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
skene — [skēn] n. var. of SKEAN … English World dictionary
Skene — In classical drama, the skene was the background building which connected the platform stage, in which costumes were stored and to which the periaktoi (painted panels serving as the background) were connected.The evolution of the actor, who… … Wikipedia
skene — skene1 /skee nee/, n., pl. skenai / nuy/. (in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given. [ < Gk skené; see SCENE] skene2 /skeen/, n. skean. * * * In ancient Greek… … Universalium
Skene — Ske|ne 〈[ ne:] f.; , Ske|nai; im altgrch. Theater〉 Bühnenhaus, aus dem die Schauspieler heraustraten, sowie die erhöhte Spielfläche davor für die Schauspieler (hinter der Orchestra) [grch., „Zelt, Hütte“] * * * Ske|ne, die; , …nai [griech.… … Universal-Lexikon
Skene — Recorded in several forms including O Skehan, MacSkeagan, MacSkin, Skeen, Skein, Skene, Skeene, Skehan, Skehen, Skehens, Skin, and possibly others, this most interesting and unusual surname is of pre 10th century Old Gaelic origins. Derived from… … Surnames reference
