Gemeinheit
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- meanness, nastiness, baseness
- dirty trick, raw deal
Etymology
Suffix from German gemein (common, mean, nasty).
Origin
German (Berlin)
gemein
Gloss
common, mean, nasty
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gemeinschaft English
- Gemeinde German
- Gemeine Fichte German
- Gemeinfreiheit German
- Gemeingut German
- Gemeinschaft German
- Gemeinwohl German
- allgemein German
- gemein German
- gemeinfasslich German
- gemeinfrei German
- gemeingefährlich German
- gemeingermanisch German
- gemeinsam German
- gemeinslawisch German
- hundsgemein German
- ungemein German
- gemein Middle High German