gemeen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch gemêen, from Old Dutch *gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈmeːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧meen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Adjective

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gemeen (comparative gemener, superlative gemeenst)

  1. mean, hurtful
  2. intense, extreme
  3. (somewhat dated outside set phrases) common, shared, communal

Declension

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Declension of gemeen
uninflected gemeen
inflected gemene
comparative gemener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gemeen gemener het gemeenst
het gemeenste
indefinite m./f. sing. gemene gemenere gemeenste
n. sing. gemeen gemener gemeenste
plural gemene gemenere gemeenste
definite gemene gemenere gemeenste
partitive gemeens gemeners

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: gemeen
  • Negerhollands: gemeen
  • Petjo: gemeen

Adverb

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gemeen

  1. in common

Noun

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gemeen n (uncountable)

  1. (often derogatory) common people, plebs

Anagrams

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian gemēne, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Compare German gemein; Dutch gemeen; English mean.

Adjective

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gemeen

  1. common
  2. vulgar; mean