shine

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From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old English sċīnan (“to shine, flash; be resplendent”; preterite sċān, past participle sċinen), from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch schijnen, German scheinen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål skinne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish skina, Faroese and Icelandic skína.

From the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen in its causative uses, from Old English scīn (“brightness, shine”), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scǣnan (“to render brilliant, make shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną, causative of *skīnaną (“to shine”).

401 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Japanese: シャイン (Shain) — surname
• Armenian: փայլ (pʻayl) — brightness from a source of light
• Asturian: brillu — brightness from a source of light
• Bulgarian: светлина (svetlina) — brightness from a source of light
• Bulgarian: сияние (sijanie) — brightness from a source of light
• Catalan: brillantor — brightness from a source of light
• Catalan: lluentor — brightness from a source of light
• Catalan: lluïssor — brightness from a source of light
• Danish: skin — brightness from a source of light
• Dutch: schijn — brightness from a source of light
• Dutch: straling — brightness from a source of light
• Finnish: loiste — brightness from a source of light
• Finnish: paiste — brightness from a source of light
• Finnish: hohde — brightness from a source of light
• Finnish: kirkkaus — brightness from a source of light
• French: éclat — brightness from a source of light
• Galician: brillo — brightness from a source of light
• Galician: brillantez — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: სინათლე (sinatle) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ნათება (nateba) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ბრწყინვალება (brc̣q̇invaleba) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: კაშკაში (ḳašḳaši) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ელვარება (elvareba) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ბრჭყვინვა (brč̣q̇vinva) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ბრწყინვა (brc̣q̇inva) — brightness from a source of light
• Georgian: ჩახჩახი (čaxčaxi) — brightness from a source of light
• German: Schein — brightness from a source of light
• Hindi: रोशनी (rośnī) — brightness from a source of light
• Hindi: प्रकाश (prakāś) — brightness from a source of light
• Ingrian: äky — brightness from a source of light
• Ingrian: lens — brightness from a source of light
• Japanese: 輝き (kagayaki) — brightness from a source of light
• Japanese: 光 (hikari) — brightness from a source of light
• Central Kurdish: ڕۆشنایی (roşnayî) — brightness from a source of light
• Malayalam: തിളക്കം (tiḷakkaṁ) — brightness from a source of light
• Polish: blask — brightness from a source of light
• Portuguese: brilho — brightness from a source of light
• Romanian: strălucire — brightness from a source of light
• Russian: свет (svet) — brightness from a source of light
• Russian: сия́ние (sijánije) — brightness from a source of light
• Spanish: brillo — brightness from a source of light
• Swedish: sken — brightness from a source of light
• Tamil: வெளிச்சம் (veḷiccam) — brightness from a source of light
• Tamil: ஒளி (oḷi) — brightness from a source of light
• Telugu: ప్రకాశము (prakāśamu) — brightness from a source of light
• Ukrainian: сві́тло (svítlo) — brightness from a source of light
• Armenian: փայլ (pʻayl) — brightness from reflected light
• Bulgarian: блясък (bljasǎk) — brightness from reflected light
• Danish: glans — brightness from reflected light
• Dutch: glans — brightness from reflected light
• Esperanto: poluro — brightness from reflected light
• Finnish: valo — brightness from reflected light
• Finnish: hohde — brightness from reflected light
• Finnish: loiste — brightness from reflected light
• Galician: brillo — brightness from reflected light
• Galician: brillantez — brightness from reflected light
• German: Glanz — brightness from reflected light
• Hebrew: בָּרָק (baráq) — brightness from reflected light
• Japanese: 輝き (kagayaki) — brightness from reflected light
• Central Kurdish: بریقە (brîqe) — brightness from reflected light
• Malayalam: തിളക്കം (tiḷakkaṁ) — brightness from reflected light
• Plautdietsch: Schien — brightness from reflected light
• Polish: blask — brightness from reflected light
• Portuguese: brilho — brightness from reflected light
• Romanian: luciu — brightness from reflected light
• Romanian: lustru — brightness from reflected light
• Russian: блеск (blesk) — brightness from reflected light
• Russian: сия́ние (sijánije) — brightness from reflected light
• Spanish: brillo — brightness from reflected light
• Swedish: glans — brightness from reflected light
• Tamil: வெளிச்சம் (veḷiccam) — brightness from reflected light
• Telugu: మెరుపు (merupu) — brightness from reflected light
• Ukrainian: блиск (blysk) — brightness from reflected light
• Ukrainian: ся́йво (sjájvo) — brightness from reflected light
• Armenian: փայլ (pʻayl) — excellence in quality or appearance
• Bulgarian: блясък (bljasǎk) — excellence in quality or appearance
• Danish: brillans — excellence in quality or appearance
• Dutch: uitmuntendheid — excellence in quality or appearance
• Dutch: bravoure — excellence in quality or appearance
• Finnish: loistavuus — excellence in quality or appearance
• Finnish: loisteliaisuus — excellence in quality or appearance
• Finnish: loistokkuus — excellence in quality or appearance
• Finnish: loisto — excellence in quality or appearance
• German: Brillanz — excellence in quality or appearance
• German: Glanz — excellence in quality or appearance
• German: Bravour — excellence in quality or appearance
• Japanese: 卓越 (takuetsu) — excellence in quality or appearance
• Polish: blask — excellence in quality or appearance
• Portuguese: esplendor — excellence in quality or appearance
• Russian: блеск (blesk) — excellence in quality or appearance
• Swedish: finish — excellence in quality or appearance
• Swedish: polish — excellence in quality or appearance
• Ukrainian: блиск (blysk) — excellence in quality or appearance
• Albanian: shëndrit — to emit light
• Southern Altai: јарыыр (ǰarïïr) — to emit light
• Southern Altai: јылтыраар (ǰïltïraar) — to emit light
• Arabic: لَمَعَ (lamaʕa) — to emit light
• Arabic: وَمَضَ (wamaḍa) — to emit light
• Arabic: لَقّ (lagg) — to emit light
• Arabic: لَمَع (lamaʕ) — to emit light
• Arabic: شَعّ (šaʕʕ) — to emit light
• Armenian: փայլել (pʻaylel) — to emit light
• Aromanian: lutsescu — to emit light
• Assamese: জিলিকা (zilika) — to emit light
• Assamese: উজলা (uzola) — to emit light
• Asturian: brillar — to emit light
• Asturian: llucir — to emit light
• Asturian: rellumar — to emit light
• Asturian: rellucir — to emit light
• Azerbaijani: parlamaq — to emit light
• Bangi: cenge — to emit light
• Belarusian: свяці́ць (svjacícʹ) — to emit light
• Belarusian: ззяць (zzjacʹ) — to emit light
• Bulgarian: блестя (blestja) — to emit light
• Bulgarian: светя́ (svetjá) — to emit light
• Bulgarian: сия́я (sijája) — to emit light
• Burmese: ထွန်း (htwan:) — to emit light
• Catalan: brillar — to emit light
• Catalan: lluir — to emit light
• Chinese Mandarin: 發亮 /发亮 (fāliàng) — to emit light
• Chinese Mandarin: 照 (zhào) — to emit light
• Chinese Mandarin: 發光 /发光 (fāguāng) — to emit light
• Chinese Mandarin: 輝 /辉 (huī) — to emit light
• Crimean Tatar: yıltıramaq — to emit light
• Czech: svítit — to emit light
• Danish: skinne — to emit light
• Danish: lyse — to emit light
• Danish: stråle — to emit light
• Dutch: schijnen — to emit light
• Dutch: stralen — to emit light
• Egyptian: p-s-D-N8 (psḏj) — to emit light
• Egyptian: w-b-n:N8 (wbn) — to emit light
• Egyptian: s-HD-D&ra (sḥḏ) — to emit light
• Esperanto: brili — to emit light
• Esperanto: lumi — to emit light
• Finnish: loistaa — to emit light
• Finnish: paistaa — to emit light
• Finnish: hohtaa — to emit light
• Finnish: helottaa — to emit light
• French: briller — to emit light
• French: luire — to emit light
• Friulian: lusî — to emit light
• Friulian: sflandorâ — to emit light
• Friulian: slusorâ — to emit light
• Friulian: splendi — to emit light
• Galician: brillar — to emit light
• Galician: lucir — to emit light
• Galician: relucir — to emit light
• Galician: coruscar — to emit light
• Galician: resplandecer — to emit light
• Galician: raiar — to emit light
• Georgian: კაშკაშებს (ḳašḳašebs) — to emit light
• Georgian: ბრწყინავს (brc̣q̇inavs) — to emit light
• Georgian: ბრჭყვინავს (brč̣q̇vinavs) — to emit light
• Georgian: ანათებს (anatebs) — to emit light
• Georgian: ელვარებს (elvarebs) — to emit light
• Georgian: ჩახჩახებს (čaxčaxebs) — to emit light
• German: leuchten — to emit light
• German: scheinen — to emit light
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan) — to emit light
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (liuhtjan) — to emit light
• Greek: λάμπω (lámpo) — to emit light
• Greek: ακτινοβολώ (aktinovoló) — to emit light
• Ancient Greek: λάμπω (lámpō) — to emit light
• Ancient Greek: φαίνω (phaínō) — to emit light
• Hebrew: זָרַח (zarákh) — to emit light
• Hindi: चमकना (camaknā) — to emit light
• Hindi: जगमगाना (jagamgānā) — to emit light
• Hindi: झिलमिलाना (jhilmilānā) — to emit light
• Hindi: प्रकाशित करना (prakāśit karnā) — to emit light
• Hungarian: ragyog — to emit light
• Hungarian: fénylik — to emit light
• Icelandic: ljóma — to emit light
• Ido: lumar — to emit light
• Interlingua: brillar — to emit light
• Irish: taitin — to emit light
• Italian: brillare — to emit light
• Italian: splendere — to emit light
• Italian: lucere — to emit light
• Japanese: 輝く (kagayaku) — to emit light
• Japanese: 光る (hikaru) — to emit light
• Kashmiri: پرَٛزٕلُن (prazụlun) — to emit light
• Kashmiri: برَٛزُن (brazun) — to emit light
• Kashmiri: زوتُن (zōtun) — to emit light
• Kashmiri: چَمکُن (camkun) — to emit light
• Kashmiri: نٲپُن (nạ̄pun) — to emit light
• Korean: 비추다 (bichuda) — to emit light
• Korean: 비치다 (bichida) — to emit light
• Korean: 빛나다 (binnada) — to emit light
• Kumyk: ярыкъ бермек (yarıq bermek) — to emit light
• Kyrgyz: жаруу (jaruu) — to emit light
• Kyrgyz: жылтыроо (jıltıroo) — to emit light
• Latin: lūceō — to emit light
• Latin: niteō — to emit light
• Lingala: tana — to emit light
• Lingala: ngenge — to emit light
• Lingala: bala — to emit light
• Lithuanian: šviesti — to emit light
• Luxembourgish: schéngen — to emit light
• Macedonian: сјае (sjae) — to emit light
• Macedonian: свети (sveti) — to emit light
• Malay: sinar — to emit light
• Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുക (tiḷaṅṅuka) — to emit light
• Māori: tīaho — to emit light
• Mauritian Creole: briye — to emit light
• Nahuatl: tona — to emit light
• Norwegian: lyse — to emit light
• Norwegian Bokmål: skinne — to emit light
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skine — to emit light
• Occitan: lusir — to emit light
• Occitan: lusejar — to emit light
• Occitan: brilhar — to emit light
• Church Slavic: сиꙗти (sijati) — to emit light
• Old East Slavic: сиꙗти (sijati) — to emit light
• Old English: scīnan — to emit light
• Persian: درخشیدن (deraxšidan) — to emit light
• Polish: świecić — to emit light
• Polish: błyszczeć — to emit light
• Polish: błyszczeć się — to emit light
• Portuguese: brilhar — to emit light
• Portuguese: luzir — to emit light
• Portuguese: resplandecer — to emit light
• Quechua: illay — to emit light
• Quechua: llimphiy — to emit light
• Quechua: k'anchay — to emit light
• Romagnol: brilêr — to emit light
• Romanian: străluci — to emit light
• Romanian: luci — to emit light
• Romanian: lumina — to emit light
• Romansh: traglischar — to emit light
• Romansh: glischar — to emit light
• Romansh: tarlischar — to emit light
• Romansh: glischear — to emit light
• Romansh: targlischier — to emit light
• Romansh: glüschir — to emit light
• Russian: свети́ть (svetítʹ) — to emit light
• Russian: сия́ть (sijátʹ) — to emit light
• Russian: свети́ться (svetítʹsja) — to emit light
• Russian: блесте́ть (blestétʹ) — to emit light
• Samoan: susulu — to emit light
• Sanskrit: जिघर्ति (jigharti) — to emit light
• Sanskrit: रोचते (rocate) — to emit light
• Sardinian: lúchere — to emit light
• Sardinian: lúgere — to emit light
• Sardinian: luxi — to emit light
• Scottish Gaelic: deàrrs — to emit light
• Scottish Gaelic: deàlraich — to emit light
• Scottish Gaelic: boillsg — to emit light
• Serbo-Croatian: сѝјати — to emit light
• Serbo-Croatian: sìjati — to emit light
• Slovak: svietiť — to emit light
• Slovene: svetiti — to emit light
• Slovene: sijati — to emit light
• Spanish: brillar — to emit light
• Spanish: lucir — to emit light
• Sumerian: 𒀯 (mul) — to emit light
• Swedish: lysa — to emit light
• Swedish: skina — to emit light
• Swedish: stråla — to emit light
• Tajik: дурахшидан (duraxšidan) — to emit light
• Tamil: மின்னு (miṉṉu) — to emit light
• Tamil: ஒளிர் (oḷir) — to emit light
• Telugu: ప్రకాశించు (prakāśiñcu) — to emit light
• Thai: ส่อง (sɔ̀ng) — to emit light
• Thai: ฉาย (chǎai) — to emit light
• Tocharian A: luk- — to emit light
• Tocharian B: luk- — to emit light
• Turkish: parlamak — to emit light
• Udmurt: пиштыны (pištyny) — to emit light
• Ukrainian: світи́ти (svitýty) — to emit light
• Ukrainian: сяя́ти (sjajáty) — to emit light
• Urdu: چمکنا (camaknā) — to emit light
• Urdu: جگمگانا (jagmagānā) — to emit light
• Urdu: جهلملانا (jhilmilānā) — to emit light
• Vietnamese: toả sáng — to emit light
• Vietnamese: chiếu sáng — to emit light
• Vietnamese: soi sáng — to emit light
• Welsh: disgleirio — to emit light
• Yiddish: שײַנען (shaynen) — to emit light
• Armenian: փայլել (pʻaylel) — to reflect light
• Belarusian: блішча́ць (bliščácʹ) — to reflect light
• Belarusian: блі́скаць (blískacʹ) — to reflect light
• Belarusian: зіхаце́ць (zixacjécʹ) — to reflect light
• Belarusian: ззяць (zzjacʹ) — to reflect light
• Bulgarian: блестя́ (blestjá) — to reflect light
• Bulgarian: сия́я (sijája) — to reflect light
• Czech: třpytit se — to reflect light
• Czech: blýskat se — to reflect light
• Danish: glimte — to reflect light
• Dutch: glanzen — to reflect light
• Dutch: blinken — to reflect light
• Finnish: kiiltää — to reflect light
• Finnish: loistaa — to reflect light
• Finnish: hohtaa — to reflect light
• German: glänzen — to reflect light
• Ancient Greek: λάμπω (lámpō) — to reflect light
• Ancient Greek: φαίνω (phaínō) — to reflect light
• Italian: risplendere — to reflect light
• Japanese: 輝く (kagayaku) — to reflect light
• Korean: 반짝이다 (banjjagida) — to reflect light
• Latin: nitere — to reflect light
• Macedonian: светка (svetka) — to reflect light
• Macedonian: сјае (sjae) — to reflect light
• Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുക (tiḷaṅṅuka) — to reflect light
• Nahuatl: tona — to reflect light
• Polish: lśnić — to reflect light
• Polish: błyszczeć — to reflect light
• Polish: błyszczeć się — to reflect light
• Polish: błyskotać — to reflect light
• Portuguese: cintilar — to reflect light
• Russian: блесте́ть (blestétʹ) — to reflect light
• Russian: сия́ть (sijátʹ) — to reflect light
• Scottish Gaelic: deàrrs — to reflect light
• Scottish Gaelic: deàlraich — to reflect light
• Scottish Gaelic: boillsg — to reflect light
• Serbo-Croatian: блѝстати — to reflect light
• Serbo-Croatian: сѝјати — to reflect light
• Serbo-Croatian: blìstati — to reflect light
• Serbo-Croatian: sìjati — to reflect light
• Slovak: blyšťať sa — to reflect light
• Slovene: blesteti — to reflect light
• Slovene: sijati — to reflect light
• Swedish: blänka — to reflect light
• Swedish: glänsa — to reflect light
• Swedish: reflektera — to reflect light
• Tamil: ஒளிர் (oḷir) — to reflect light
• Telugu: మెరియు (meriyu) — to reflect light
• Turkish: yansıtmak — to reflect light
• Ukrainian: блища́ти (blyščáty) — to reflect light
• Ukrainian: ся́яти (sjájaty) — to reflect light
• Armenian: փայլել (pʻaylel) — to distinguish oneself
• Belarusian: блішча́ць (bliščácʹ) — to distinguish oneself
• Belarusian: ззяць (zzjacʹ) — to distinguish oneself
• Bulgarian: блестя (blestja) — to distinguish oneself
• Danish: glimre — to distinguish oneself
• Danish: brillere — to distinguish oneself
• Dutch: uitblinken — to distinguish oneself
• Finnish: loistaa — to distinguish oneself
• Finnish: erottua — to distinguish oneself
• German: glänzen — to distinguish oneself
• German: brillieren — to distinguish oneself
• Italian: brillare — to distinguish oneself
• Italian: lucere — to distinguish oneself
• Japanese: 目立つ (medatsu) — to distinguish oneself
• Latin: emineo — to distinguish oneself
• Latin: excello — to distinguish oneself
• Latin: anteeo — to distinguish oneself
• Latin: antecedo — to distinguish oneself
• Malayalam: തിളങ്ങുക (tiḷaṅṅuka) — to distinguish oneself
• Polish: błyszczeć — to distinguish oneself
• Portuguese: sobressair — to distinguish oneself
• Romanian: străluci — to distinguish oneself
• Russian: блиста́ть (blistátʹ) — to distinguish oneself
• Russian: сия́ть (sijátʹ) — to distinguish oneself
• Spanish: brillar — to distinguish oneself
• Spanish: sobresalir — to distinguish oneself
• Swedish: glänsa — to distinguish oneself
• Swedish: vara lysande — to distinguish oneself
• Telugu: వెలిగిపోవు (veligipōvu) — to distinguish oneself
• Ukrainian: блища́ти (blyščáty) — to distinguish oneself
• Ukrainian: ся́яти (sjájaty) — to distinguish oneself
• Bulgarian: очевиден съм (očeviden sǎm) — to be immediately apparent
• Dutch: voor de hand liggen — to be immediately apparent
• Finnish: paistaa silmään — to be immediately apparent
• Latin: emineo — to be immediately apparent
• Portuguese: sobressair — to be immediately apparent
• Swedish: lysa i ögonen — to be immediately apparent
• Ancient Greek: λάμπω (lámpō) — ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
• Ancient Greek: φαίνω (phaínō) — ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
• Japanese: 照らす (terasu) — ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
• Spanish: alumbrar — ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
• Tamil: ஒளிர் (oḷir) — ergative: to create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.
• Bulgarian: лъскам (lǎskam) — to polish
• Bulgarian: полирам (poliram) — to polish
• Danish: pudse — to polish
• Danish: polere — to polish
• Danish: blanke — to polish
• Dutch: opblinken — to polish
• Dutch: polieren — to polish
• Finnish: kiillottaa — to polish
• Finnish: puleerata — to polish
• German: polieren — to polish
• German: bohnern — to polish
• Japanese: 磨く (migaku) — to polish
• Latin: tergeo — to polish
• Latin: polio — to polish
• Latin: expolio — to polish
• Latin: levigo — to polish
• Māori: whakapiata — to polish
• Nahuatl: tona — to polish
• Portuguese: lustrar — to polish
• Portuguese: polir — to polish
• Romanian: lustrui — to polish
• Russian: полирова́ть (polirovátʹ) — to polish
• Russian: чи́стить (čístitʹ) — to polish
• Scottish Gaelic: lìomh — to polish
• Swedish: blanka — to polish
• Swedish: polera — to polish
• Swedish: putsa — to polish
• Tamil: மெருகூட்டு (merukūṭṭu) — to polish
• Turkish: parlatmak — to polish