gemen

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German gemene (“common”), from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz. Cognate with English mean and German gemein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ̊eˈmeˀn]

Adjective

gemen (neuter gement, plural and definite singular attributive gemene)

1. mean
2. (uncommon) common, usual

Inflection

Inflection of gemen

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	gemen	mere gemen	mest gemen2
indefinite neuter singular	gement	mere gemen	mest gemen2
plural	gemene	mere gemen	mest gemen2
definite attributive1	gemene	mere gemen	mest gemene

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.

Related terms

• gemenhed

References

• “gemen” in Den Danske Ordbog

Maranao

Noun

gemen

1. smile

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

gemen

1. (Kent) alternative form of gamen (“game”)

Etymology 2

Verb

gemen

1. (Early Middle English, Suffolk) alternative form of yemen

Romanian

Adjective

gemen m or n (feminine singular gemenă, masculine plural gemeni, feminine/neuter plural gemene)

1. alternative form of geamăn

Declension

Declension of gemen

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	gemen		gemenă	gemeni	gemene
	definite	gemenul		gemena	gemenii	gemenele
genitive- dative	indefinite	gemen		gemene	gemeni	gemene
	definite	gemenului		gemenei	gemenilor	gemenelor

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈmeːn/

Adjective

gemen

1. plain, simple, common, popular

   gemene man

   the man in the street, people in general

2. mean, small-minded and petty; showing meanness in petty things (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (typography) small, lowercase

   Antonym: versal

Declension

Inflection of gemen

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	gemen	—	—
neuter singular	gement	—	—
plural	gemena	—	—
masculine plural2	gemene	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	gemene	—	—
all	gemena	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “plain, simple”): ovanlig, annorlunda, särskild

Related terms

• gemenhet
• gemenligen
• gemensam
• gemenskap

Noun

gemen c

1. a lowercase letter

   Synonym: liten bokstav

   Antonym: versal

Declension

Declension of gemen

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gemen	gemens
	definite	gemenen	gemenens
plural	indefinite	gemener	gemeners
	definite	gemenerna	gemenernas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gemen

1. definite plural of gem

References

• “gemen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “gemen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “gemen”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)