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gemein.

mean, nasty, wicked

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡəˈmaɪ̯n/

  1. mean, nasty, wicked

    childish · colloquial · often

  2. ordinary, common, average

    dated

  3. base, vile, vulgar

    dated

  4. having a characteristic in common

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeini, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Cognate with Old English gemǣne, English mean, Dutch gemeen, Danish gemen, Swedish gemen and Norwegian gemen.

adv/ɡəˈmaɪ̯n/

  1. very; intensely

    emphatic · intensifier

  2. wicked, beastly, awfully, awful

    colloquial
    Es ist gemein kalt heute draußen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeini, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Cognate with Old English gemǣne, English mean, Dutch gemeen, Danish gemen, Swedish gemen and Norwegian gemen.

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