gemæne
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Equivalent to ġe- + mǣne.
Cognates
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈmæː.ne/
Adjective
ġemǣne
- common, mutual
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Lord's Ascension"
- Sē mann hæfþ sum þing ġemǣne mid ealre ġesċeafte.
- Man has something in common with all of creation.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Lord's Ascension"
Declension
Declension of ġemǣne — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġemǣne | ġemǣnu, ġemǣno | ġemǣne |
| Accusative | ġemǣnne | ġemǣne | ġemǣne |
| Genitive | ġemǣnes | ġemǣnre | ġemǣnes |
| Dative | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnre | ġemǣnum |
| Instrumental | ġemǣne | ġemǣnre | ġemǣne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġemǣne | ġemǣna, ġemǣne | ġemǣnu, ġemǣno |
| Accusative | ġemǣne | ġemǣna, ġemǣne | ġemǣnu, ġemǣno |
| Genitive | ġemǣnra | ġemǣnra | ġemǣnra |
| Dative | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum |
| Instrumental | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum |
Declension of ġemǣne — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġemǣna | ġemǣne | ġemǣne |
| Accusative | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣne |
| Genitive | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan |
| Dative | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan |
| Instrumental | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan |
| Accusative | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan | ġemǣnan |
| Genitive | ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena | ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena | ġemǣnra, ġemǣnena |
| Dative | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum |
| Instrumental | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum | ġemǣnum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
ġemǣne n
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġemǣne | ġemǣnu |
| accusative | ġemǣne | ġemǣnu |
| genitive | ġemǣnes | ġemǣna |
| dative | ġemǣne | ġemǣnum |