commun

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

commun

from Latin communis formed from the prefix com- (with) and a root derived from the noun munus ('duty', 'office', 'employment', 'function', 'task') which comes from an Indo-European root mei meaning ('to change'), ('to go'), ('to exchange') and whose derivatives (see money, municipality, immunity, etc.) refer to the exchange of goods and services in a society according to established laws and rules.

Definitions

liturgie
grammaire

Synonym

Feminine

Plural

communs

Translations

  • germangerman:Gemeinschaft
  • danishdanish:fælleskøn
  • englishenglish:common gender
  • swedishswedish:utrum

See also

municipalisme (cn.) communisant (adj.) communiser (v.) communaliser (v.) communalisme (cn.) municipaliser (v.) anticommuniste (adj.) anticommuniste (cn.) communauté (cn.) communisme (cn.) commune (adj.) commune (cn.) communautier (cn.) communaliste (cn.) communaliste (adj.) décommuniser (v.) communautariste (adj.) communautariste (cn.) communal (adj.) commun (adj.)