Gemeinde

German

Alternative forms
  • Gde., Gem., Gmde. (abbreviations)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə/
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Noun

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

Declension
Declension of Gemeinde [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gemeinde die Gemeinden
genitive einer der Gemeinde der Gemeinden
dative einer der Gemeinde den Gemeinden
accusative eine die Gemeinde die Gemeinden

Synonyms
  • Gemeine (obsolete)

Derived terms

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

Further reading
  • “Gemeinde” in Duden online
  • “Gemeinde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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