Gemeinde

• Gde., Gem., Gmde. (abbreviations)

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).

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə/

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Gemeinde f (genitive Gemeinde, plural Gemeinden)

1. municipality

   die zur Gemeinde gehörenden Einzelhöfe ― the outlying farmsteads that are part of the municipality

2. parish

   von einer Gemeinde in die nächste versetzt werden ― to be shifted from one parish to another

3. church, congregation, assembly

   es kam eine große Furcht über die ganze Gemeinde ― great fear came over the whole church

4. (collective) community

   die türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland ― the Turkish community in Germany

• Gemeine (obsolete)

• → Polish: gmina
  • → English: gmina
  • → Ukrainian: ґміна (gmina)
• Lower Sorbian: gmejna

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