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). Analysable as gemein (“common”) +‎ -de. Compare Luxembourgish Gemeng, Dutch gemeente, Middle Low German gemênte, gemêne, Old English gemæne, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (gamainþs), 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gamainei).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯ndə/
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Noun

Gemeinde f (genitive Gemeinde, plural Gemeinden)

municipality
die zur Gemeinde gehörenden Einzelhöfe ― the outlying farmsteads that are part of the municipality
parish
die katholische Gemeinde an der Hauptstraße ― the Catholic parish on Main Street
community
die türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland ― the Turkish community in Germany

Declension

Declension of Gemeinde

	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

Derived terms

Derived terms

eingemeinden
Gemeindevorsteher

Further reading

Gemeinde in Duden online

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