gemen

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gemen

  1. (archaic) common, usual
  2. mean

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of gemen
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular gemen 2
Indefinite 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.

Maranao[edit]

Noun[edit]

gemen

  1. smile

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

gemen

  1. (Kent) Alternative form of game

Romanian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. Alternative form of geamăn

Declension[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]
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
Antonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

gemen c

  1. a lowercase letter
Declension[edit]
Declension of gemen 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gemen gemenen gemener gemenerna
Genitive gemens gemenens gemeners gemenernas
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Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

gemen

  1. definite plural of gem