"Genosse" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈnɔsə/ Audio: De-Genosse.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German genōz, from Old High German ginozo, from Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, from Proto-Germanic *ganautaz. Original etymological meaning was to enjoy something with someone, shared enjoyment of something. Also see modern German genießen. Compare with Dutch genoot. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|genōz}} Middle High German genōz, {{inh|de|goh|ginozo}} Old High German ginozo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*ganaut}} Proto-West Germanic *ganaut, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ganautaz}} Proto-Germanic *ganautaz, {{cog|nl|genoot}} Dutch genoot Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} Genosse m (weak, genitive Genossen, plural Genossen, feminine Genossin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Genossen [genitive], Genossen [plural], Genossin [feminine], weak [table-tags], Genosse [nominative, singular], Genossen [definite, nominative, plural], Genossen [genitive, singular], Genossen [definite, genitive, plural], Genossen [dative, singular], Genossen [dative, definite, plural], Genossen [accusative, singular], Genossen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (mostly in compounds) partner in something, mate Tags: in-compounds, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Genosse-de-noun-hMIPkhHI
  2. (communism, socialism) comrade, fellow socialist or communist Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Genosse-de-noun-npBfCsTr Categories (other): Communism, Socialism, Communism Disambiguation of Communism: 2 93 5 Topics: communism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences, socialism
  3. (German politics, outside of communist/socialist contexts) a member of the SPD, the German social democratic party Tags: German, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Genosse-de-noun-hVWErD6r Categories (other): German politics, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 7 88 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 Derived forms: Artgenosse, Bettgenosse, Deichgenosse, Eidgenosse, Genossenschaft, Hausgenosse, Kampfgenosse, Leidensgenosse, Mitgenosse, Parteigenosse, Skigenosse, Sportgenosse, Waldgenosse, Zeitgenosse, Zimmergenosse Related terms: genießen, Gefährte, Kamerad, Kampfgefährte, Kampfgenosse, Kollege, Komplize, Kumpan, Kumpel, Mitgenosse, Mitstreiter, Waffenbruder, Weggefährte

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "categories": [
        "de:German politics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a member of the SPD, the German social democratic party"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "SPD",
          "SPD"
        ],
        [
          "social democratic",
          "social democracy"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "outside of communist/socialist contexts",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(German politics, outside of communist/socialist contexts) a member of the SPD, the German social democratic party"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German",
        "masculine",
        "weak"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡəˈnɔsə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Genosse.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/De-Genosse.ogg/De-Genosse.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/De-Genosse.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Genosse"
}

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