Gemeinde
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gemeinde, from Old High German gemeinida, probably from Proto-Germanic (though the exact formations vary among and within the later languages), from *gamainiz (“shared, communal”) or *gamainijaną (“to share”) + *-iþō. Analysable as gemein (“common”) + -de. Compare Old High German gimeinî, Hunsrik Gemeind, Luxembourgish Gemeng, Dutch gemeente, Old Saxon gimēntha (gimênða), Middle Low German gemênte, gemêne, Old English ġemǣne, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (gamainþs), 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gamainei).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gemeinde f (genitive Gemeinde, plural Gemeinden)
- municipality
- die zur Gemeinde gehörenden Einzelhöfe ― the outlying farmsteads that are part of the municipality
- parish
- von einer Gemeinde in die nächste versetzt werden ― to be shifted from one parish to another
- church, congregation, assembly
- es kam eine große Furcht über die ganze Gemeinde ― great fear came over the whole church
- (collective) community
- die türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland ― the Turkish community in Germany
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gemeinde [feminine]
Synonyms
[edit]- Gemeine (obsolete)
Derived terms
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- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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