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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gemen | gemenen | gemener | gemenerna |
| Genitive | gemens | gemenens | gemeners | gemenernas |