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German
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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
Noun
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
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Further reading
- “Gemeinde” in Duden online
- “Gemeinde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache