gmin

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡmin/

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• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: gmin

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Germanic *ga-

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.

Proto-Germanic *mainiz

Proto-Germanic *gamainiz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *gamainī

Old High German gimeini

Middle High German gemeinbor.

Old Polish gmin

Polish gmin

Inherited from Old Polish gmin, borrowed from Middle High German gemein, from Old High German gimeini, from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Doublet of gmina.

Noun

gmin m inan (collective)

1. (archaic) populace, rabble

   Synonyms: lud, pospólstwo, tłuszcza

2. (obsolete) crowd, throng

   Synonyms: ciżba, gromada, rzesza, tłum

Declension

Declension of gmin

	singular	plural
nominative	gmin	gminy
genitive	gminu	gminów
dative	gminowi	gminom
accusative	gmin	gminy
instrumental	gminem	gminami
locative	gminie	gminach
vocative	gminie	gminy

Derived terms

adjectives

• gminniacki
• gminny
• nagminny

Related terms

nouns

• gmina
• gminiak

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gmin

1. genitive plural of gmina

Further reading

• “gmin”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gmin”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)