gemeente
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz + *-iþō.
Pronunciation
Noun
gemeente (plural gemeentes)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī + *-iþu. Corresponds to gemeen (“common”) + -te.
Pronunciation
Noun
gemeente f (plural gemeenten or gemeentes, diminutive gemeentetje n)
Usage notes
In the Netherlands and Belgium, a municipality (gemeente) is part of a province (provincie), and is analogous to a county. Villages and small towns in a municipality are called dorpen or plaatsen. Larger towns and cities are called steden.
Derived terms
- deelgemeente
- dorpsgemeente
- eilandgemeente
- gemeentebelang
- gemeentebestuur (“local government”)
- gemeentegrens
- gemeentehuis (“town hall”)
- gemeentelijk (“municipal”)
- gemeentepolitiek
- gemeentepomp
- gemeenteraad (“municipal council”)
- gemeentezang
- gemeentezorg
- goegemeente
- kerkgemeente
- krimpgemeente
- pinkstergemeente
- plattelandsgemeente
- stadsgemeente
Related terms
- gemeenschap (“community”)
- meent (“common land”)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gemeente
- Negerhollands: gemeente, gemeinten, gemeinte
- → Indonesian: geminte
- → Mahican: gemēnde
- → West Frisian: gemeente
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī + *-iþu.
Pronunciation
Noun
gemeente c (plural gemeenten or gemeentes)
Derived terms
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms suffixed with -te
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch feminine nouns
- nl:Administrative divisions
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- West Frisian terms borrowed from Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from Middle Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from Old Dutch
- West Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- West Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- West Frisian lemmas
- West Frisian nouns
- West Frisian common-gender nouns