gemen

Maguindanao

Noun

gemén

1. smile

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Middle English

Noun

gemen

1. (Kent) Alternative form of game

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German gemēn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz. Cognate with English mean, German gemein, Dutch gemeen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gamains) and Latin communis.

Adjective

gemen

1. plain, simple, common, popular

   gemene man

   the man in the street, people in general

2. mean, small-minded and petty; showing meanness in petty things
3. (typography) small, lowercase

Declension

Inflection of gemen
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	gemen	—	—
Neuter singular	gement	—	—
Plural	gemena	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	gemene	—	—
All	gemena	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Related terms

• gemenhet
• gemenligen
• gemensam
• gemenskap

Noun

gemen c

1. a lowercase letter
2. definite plural of gem

Declension

Declension of gemen
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gemen	gemenen	gemener	gemenerna
Genitive	gemens	gemenens	gemeners	gemenernas

Synonyms

• liten bokstav

Antonyms

• versal

References

• gemen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)