Gemeinde

== German == === Alternative forms === Gde., Gem., Gmde. (abbreviation) === 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;specifically 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/ === 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 ==== Declension ==== ==== 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