gemeen

See also: Gemeen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gemêen, from Old Dutch *gimēni, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈmeːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ge‧meen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Adjective

gemeen (comparative gemener, superlative gemeenst)

  1. mean, hurtful
  2. intense, extreme
  3. (somewhat dated outside set phrases) common, shared, communal

Declension

Declension of gemeen
uninflected gemeen
inflected gemene
comparative gemener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gemeen gemener het gemeenst
het gemeenste
indefinite m./f. sing. gemene gemenere gemeenste
n. sing. gemeen gemener gemeenste
plural gemene gemenere gemeenste
definite gemene gemenere gemeenste
partitive gemeens gemeners —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gemeen
  • Negerhollands: gemeen
  • Petjo: gemeen

Adverb

gemeen

  1. in common

Noun

gemeen n (uncountable)

  1. (often derogatory) common people, plebs

Anagrams

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian gemēne, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Compare German gemein; Dutch gemeen; English mean.

Adjective

gemeen

  1. common
  2. vulgar; mean
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