Definition
Past tense of 'common': to share something with others; to hold land or property in common; to graze animals on common land.
Etymology
From common as a verb, derived from Latin communis. Medieval English developed 'common' as a verb meaning to use commonly or share.
Kelly Says
When villagers 'commoned' their sheep on shared pasture, they were literally acting out democracy—every person had equal rights to the same resource. It's the verb form of freedom!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መተሳሰብ
me-te-sa-seb
ARالعربية
مشترك
mush-ta-rak
BNবাংলা
সাধারণ
sa-dhaar-no
CSČeština
společný
spo-lech-ny
DEDeutsch
gemeinsam
ge-mayn-sham
FAفارسی
مشترک
mush-ta-rak
FISuomi
yhteinen
yhte-i-nen
FRFrançais
commun
ko-m oon
HIहिन्दी
सामान्य
sa-ma-an-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersama
ber-sa-ma
ITItaliano
comune
ko-m oon-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
bersama
ber-sa-ma
NLNederlands
gemeenschappelijk
ghe-meh-en-schaap-lijk
NONorsk
fellesskap
fe-le-ss-kap
PLPolski
wspólny
vsh-pol-ny
PTPortuguês
comum
ko-m oom
RUРусский
общий
ob-shchiy
SVSvenska
gemensam
ge-men-sam
SWKiswahili
tofauti
to-fa-u-ti
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ
sa-dhaar-na
TLTL
karaniwan
ka-ra-ni-wan
UKУкраїнська
спільний
spil-nyi
ZUZU
umhlangano
oom-hla-ng-a-no