gmin

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡmin/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: gmin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Germanic *ga-
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.
Proto-Germanic *mainiz
Proto-Germanic *gamainiz
Proto-Germanic *-jaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ī
Proto-West Germanic *gamainī
Old High German gimeini
Middle High German gemeinbor.
Old Polish gmin
Polish gmin

    Inherited from Old Polish gmin, borrowed from Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeini, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Doublet of gmina.

    Noun

    gmin m inan (collective)

    1. (archaic) populace, rabble
      Synonyms: lud, pospólstwo, tłuszcza
    2. (obsolete) crowd, throng
      Synonyms: ciżba, gromada, rzesza, tłum
    Declension
    Declension of gmin
    singular plural
    nominative gmin gminy
    genitive gminu gminów
    dative gminowi gminom
    accusative gmin gminy
    instrumental gminem gminami
    locative gminie gminach
    vocative gminie gminy
    Derived terms
    adjectives
    nouns

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

    gmin

    1. genitive plural of gmina

    Further reading

    • gmin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • gmin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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