"Gesellschaft" meaning in German

See Gesellschaft in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/ Audio: De-Gesellschaft.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German gesellescaft, from Old High German giselliscaft. Equivalent to Geselle + -schaft. Cognate with Dutch gezelschap. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gesellescaft}} Middle High German gesellescaft, {{inh|de|goh|giselliscaft}} Old High German giselliscaft, {{suffix|de|Geselle|schaft}} Geselle + -schaft, {{cog|nl|gezelschap}} Dutch gezelschap Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Gesellschaft f (genitive Gesellschaft, plural Gesellschaften) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Gesellschaft [genitive], Gesellschaften [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Gesellschaft [nominative, singular], Gesellschaften [definite, nominative, plural], Gesellschaft [genitive, singular], Gesellschaften [definite, genitive, plural], Gesellschaft [dative, singular], Gesellschaften [dative, definite, plural], Gesellschaft [accusative, singular], Gesellschaften [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. company (presence of other people in general) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-de-noun-9vFFlSAm
  2. company (group of people) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-de-noun-lkPyaRrU
  3. society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-de-noun-zW3r-OaC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -schaft Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 60 10 22 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -schaft: 10 4 52 16 17
  4. society (organised group of people with common interests) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-de-noun-owks7lIr
  5. (law) company, corporation (collection of people and assets with a legal identity, which may or may not be separate from that of its members) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-Gesellschaft-de-noun-LdUf1dQ7 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gesellschafter Related terms: Gesellschaftsanteil, Gesellschaftsabend, Gesellschaftsaufgabe, Gesellschaftsmitglied, Gesellschaftsspiel, Gesellschaftstreffen, Gesellschaftsvermögen
Hyponyms: Aktiengesellschaft, Abendgesellschaft, Ellenbogengesellschaft, Geheimgesellschaft, Fluggesellschaft, Handelsgesellschaft, Kontrollgesellschaft, Verlagsgesellschaft, Versicherungsgesellschaft, Wohnungsgesellschaft, Wegwerfgesellschaft

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1973 [1857-1861], Karl Marx, “Exchange value emerging from circulation, a presupposition of circulation, preserving and multiplying itself in it by means of labour”, in Martin Nicolaus, transl., Grundrisse, published 1983, page 189:",
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          "english": "How do you imagine a society without state and authorities?",
          "roman": "Wie stellt ihr euch eine Gesellschaft ohne Staat und Obrigkeit vor?",
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          "orig": "de:Law",
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}

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