געמיינדע
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- געמײַנדע (gemaynde)
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
- (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈɡemɛɪ̯ndə/
- (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA(key): /ˈɡəmaɪ̯ndə/
- Hyphenation: גע‧מיינ‧דע
Noun
געמיינדע • (gemeynde) f, plural געמיינדעס (gemeyndes) (Daytshmerish)
- community
- Synonyms: געמיינשאַפֿט (gemeynshaft), ציבור (tsiber), כּלל (klal)
- commune
- municipality
- Synonyms: שטאָטשאַפֿט (shtotshaft), (Slavism) אופּראַווע (uprave)
Related terms
- געמיין (gemeyn)
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