געמיינשאַפֿט
Yiddish
Etymology
From געמיין (gemeyn) + ־שאַפֿט (-shaft). Compare German Gemeinschaft, Dutch gemeenschap.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmɛɪ̯nʃaft/
- (Mideastern, Southeastern) IPA(key): /ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft/
- Hyphenation: גע‧מיינ‧שאַפֿט
Noun
געמיינשאַפֿט • (gemeynshaft) f, plural געמיינשאַפֿטן (gemeynshaftn)
- (Daytshmerish) community, commonality (common enjoyment or possession; participation)
- Near-synonym: געמיינדע (gemeynde)
Derived terms
- געמיינשאַפֿטלעך (gemeynshaftlekh)
- געמיינשאַפֿטלעכקייט (gemeynshaftlekhkeyt)
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “geméjnšaft”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 339
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “געמיינשאַפֿט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “געמיינשאַפֿט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN