gemeen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣəˈmeːn/

adj
Definitions
  • mean, hurtful
  • intense, extreme
  • (somewhat) common, shared, communal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch gemêen inherited from Old Dutch *gimēni inherited from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (common, shared, communal, general, public).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gamainiz

Gloss

common, shared, communal, general, public

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