commune

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English commune, comune, from Old French comune, commune, from Medieval Latin commūnia, from Latin commūne (“community, state”), from commūnis (“common”). Doublet of comune. See also community, communion, common. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏm'yo͞on, IPA(key): /ˈkɒmjuːn/ (US) enPR: käm'yo͞on, IPA(key): /ˈkɑmjuːn/ ==== Noun ==== commune (countable and uncountable, plural communes) A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community. A local political division in many European countries as well as their former colonies (such as Chile and Vietnam). (obsolete) The commonalty; the common people. (uncountable, obsolete) Communion; sympathetic conversation between friends. (historical) A self-governing city or league of citizens. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English communen, comunen, from Old French comuner (formed from comun (“common”)) and comunier (“to share”) (from Latin commūnico). Doublet of communicate. ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: kəmyo͞on', IPA(key): /kəˈmjuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn ==== Verb ==== commune (third-person singular simple present communes, present participle communing, simple past and past participle communed) To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel. (intransitive, followed by with) To communicate (with) spiritually; to be together (with); to contemplate or absorb. (Christianity, intransitive) To receive the communion. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch commune, from Old French commune, from Latin communia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔˈmynə/ Hyphenation: com‧mu‧ne Rhymes: -ynə === Noun === commune f (plural communes, diminutive communetje n) a commune (community living together with common property) ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: komune == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.myn/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Medieval Latin communia, neuter plural of communis. ==== Noun ==== commune f (plural communes) commune (administrative subdivision) commune (community living together with common property) ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== commune feminine singular of commun === Further reading === “commune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Adjective === commune m or f by sense (plural communi) (obsolete) alternative form of comune === Noun === commune m (plural communi) (obsolete) alternative form of comune ==== Derived terms ==== communità == Latin == === Noun === commūne n (genitive commūnis); third declension joint, common or public property and rights public places and interests common feature, characteristic, general rule or terms general (Medieval Latin) league or corporation of citizens (Medieval Latin) a universal tax ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem). === Adjective === commūne nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of commūnis === References === “commune”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “commune”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "commune", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “commune”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== commune commons; citizenry late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Clerk's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 69-70: === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== commune alternative form of comun