Gesinde

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gesinde, from Old High German gasindi, gisindi, gisindo, from Proto-Germanic *gasinþiją, from the root *senþ-, sinþ- "to go, travel; seek, aim", from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”). More at sīþ, *sandijaną. A neuter collective to the masculine gasint (archaic modern German Gesind (“wayfellow, fellow traveller; follower”)).

Cognate with Old English ġesīþ, Old Saxon gisîthi, Dutch gezin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzɪndə/
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Noun

Gesinde n (strong, genitive Gesindes, plural Gesinde)

  1. (archaic) hands, farmhands, (domestic) servants, domestics, the menial staff

Declension

Declension of Gesinde [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gesinde die Gesinde
genitive eines des Gesindes der Gesinde
dative einem dem Gesinde den Gesinden
accusative ein das Gesinde die Gesinde

Derived terms

  • Deputatgesinde
  • Gesindedienst
  • Gesindehaus
  • Gesindel
  • Gesindeordnung
  • Gesindestube
  • Hausgesinde
  • Hofgesinde

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