gemen

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gemēn (“common”), from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz. Cognate with English mean and German gemein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊eˈmeˀn]

1. (archaic) common, usual
2. mean

Inflection

Inflection of gemen
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	gemen	—	—2
Neuter singular	gement	—	—2
Plural	-e	—	—2
Definite attributive1	-e	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Maranao

Noun

gemen

1. smile

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Middle English

Noun

gemen

1. (Kent) Alternative form of game

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Romanian

Adjective

gemen m or n (feminine singular gemenă, masculine plural gemeni, feminine and neuter plural gemene)

1. Alternative form of geamăn

Declension

Declension of gemen

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	gemen		gemenă	gemeni	gemene
	definite	gemenul		gemena	gemenii	gemenele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	gemen		gemene	gemeni	gemene
	definite	gemenului		gemenei	gemenilor	gemenelor

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Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈmeːn/

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 (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (typography) small, lowercase

Declension

Inflection of gemen
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	gemen	—	—
Neuter singular	gement	—	—
Plural	gemena	—	—
Masculine plural3	gemene	—	—
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. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• gemenhet
• gemenligen
• gemensam
• gemenskap

Noun

gemen c

1. a lowercase letter

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)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gemen

1. definite plural of gem