געמיינדע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German gemeinde, from Old High German gemeinida, probably from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (shared, communal). Compare German Gemeinde, Luxembourgish Gemeng, Dutch gemeente, Old English ġemǣne, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (gamainei).

Pronunciation

Noun

געמיינדע • (gemeyndef, plural געמיינדעס (gemeyndes) (Daytshmerish)

  1. community
    Synonyms: געמיינשאַפֿט (gemeynshaft), ציבור (tsiber), כּלל (klal)
  2. commune
  3. municipality
    Synonyms: שטאָטשאַפֿט (shtotshaft), (Slavism) אופּראַווע (uprave)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “gemejnde”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 339
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “געמיינדע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “געמיינדע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN