gemen
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German gemēn (“common”), from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz. Cognate with English mean and German gemein.
PronunciationEdit
InflectionEdit
Inflection of gemen | |||
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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. |
MaguindanaoEdit
NounEdit
gemén
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
gemen
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
AdjectiveEdit
gemen
- plain, simple, common, popular
- gemene man
- the man in the street, people in general
- gemene man
- mean, small-minded and petty; showing meanness in petty things
- (typography) small, lowercase
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of gemen | |||
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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 termsEdit
NounEdit
gemen c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gemen | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gemen | gemenen | gemener | gemenerna |
Genitive | gemens | gemenens | gemeners | gemenernas |