Commonalties

/kəˈmɑːnəltiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of commonalty: shared characteristics, common features, or the quality of being commonly experienced; alternatively, the common people collectively.

Etymology

From commonalty, derived from common plus -ty/-alty suffix. Used from Middle English onward with both meanings: shared traits and 'the commons' (common people).

Kelly Says

This word cleverly contains two meanings: it can mean both 'things we share' AND 'the common people'—because medieval English saw the commons as sharing their lower status! Language reflects social hierarchy.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መተሳሰብ
me-te-sa-seb
ARالعربية
صفات مشتركة
sa-faat mush-ta-raka
BNবাংলা
সাধারণত্ব
sa-dhaar-no-t-bo
CACatalà
comunitats
ko-moo-ni-tats
CSČeština
shodnosti
sho-d-nos-ti
DADansk
fællesskaber
fe-le-ss-ka-ber
DEDeutsch
Gemeinsamkeiten
ge-mayn-shay-keit-en
ELΕλληνικά
συλλογισμοί
si-llo-gis-moi
ESEspañol
comúnidades
koh-m oon-n ee-dah-dehs
FAفارسی
خصوصیات مشترک
khosh-sha-yat mush-ta-rak
FISuomi
yhteisyydet
yhte-is-yy-det
FRFrançais
communautés
ko-m oon-o-teh
GUGU
સામાન્યતા
sa-amaan-yat
HAHA
suna
soo-nah
HEעברית
נקודות משותפות
ne-k-ud-ot mish-to-f-ot
HIहिन्दी
सामान्यताएँ
sa-ma-an-ya-ta-an
HUMagyar
közöségek
ko-zosh-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesamaan
ke-sa-maan
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
comunità
ko-m oon-ee-ta
JA日本語
共通点
kyo-sho-ten
KKKK
өкілет
o-ki-let
KMKM
ចំណា៕
chom-na-a
KO한국어
공통점
gong-tong-jeom
MRMR
सामान्यता
sa-amaan-yat
MSBahasa Melayu
kesamaan
ke-sa-maan
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်
a-ky-eh
NLNederlands
gemeenschappen
ghe-meh-en-schaap-en
NONorsk
fellesskap
fe-le-ss-kap
PAPA
ਸਾਂਝ
saanjh
PLPolski
zbieżności
zbiezh-no-s-ci
PTPortuguês
comumidades
ko-m oon-ee-dah-dehs
RORomână
comune
ko-moo-neh
RUРусский
общность
ob-shnosh-cha
SVSvenska
likheter
lee-ke-ter
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TAதமிழ்
பொதுமை
po-thu-mai
TEతెలుగు
సామాన్యత
sa-amaan-yat
THไทย
ความเหมือน
kwan-muang
TLTL
karaniwang
ka-ra-ni-wang
TRTürkçe
ortaklıklar
ort-ak-lik-lar
UKУкраїнська
спільність
spil-nosh-t
URاردو
مشترک
mush-ta-rak
VITiếng Việt
điểm chung
dyen chung
YOYO
ẹ̀dá
eh-dah
ZH中文
共性
gong xing
ZUZU
umhlangano
oom-hla-ng-a-no

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