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
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of gemen | |||
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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
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gemen
Romanian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gemen m or n (feminine singular gemenă, masculine plural gemeni, feminine and neuter plural gemene)
- Alternative form of geamăn
Declension[edit]
Declension of gemen
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
- 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 (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (typography) small, lowercase
Declension[edit]
Inflection of gemen | |||
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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]
- (plain, simple): ovanlig, annorlunda, särskild
- (lowercase): stor bokstav, versal
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
gemen c
Declension[edit]
Declension of gemen | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gemen | gemenen | gemener | gemenerna |
Genitive | gemens | gemenens | gemeners | gemenernas |
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- gemen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gemen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gemen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
gemen
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