gemen
Maguindanao
Noun
gemén
- smile
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German gemēn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz. Cognate with English mean, German gemein, Dutch gemeen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gamains) and Latin communis.
Adjective
gemen
- plain, simple, common, popular
- gemene man
- the man in the street, people in general
- gemene man
- mean, small-minded and petty; showing meanness in petty things
- (typography) small, lowercase
Declension
| Inflection of gemen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | gemen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | gement | — | — |
| Plural | gemena | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | gemene | — | — |
| All | gemena | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- gemenhet
- gemenligen
- gemensam
- gemenskap
Noun
gemen c
- a lowercase letter
- definite plural of gem
Declension
| Declension of gemen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gemen | gemenen | gemener | gemenerna |
| Genitive | gemens | gemenens | gemeners | gemenernas |
Synonyms
- liten bokstav
Antonyms
- versal
References
- gemen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)