Mitglied German · revision 34824

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈmɪtˌɡliːt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Mitglied''' ''n'' (genitive Mitgliedes or Mitglieds, plural Mitglieder, feminine (nonstandard) Mitgliederin or Mitgliedin)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound [[af|de|mit-|Glied]].^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE) Kluge describes it as a strengthening of [[Glied]] in the sense “part of a community”.^(Kluge 2011|627) Adelung compares [[la-med|commembris]].^(Adelung 1793) The base noun is [[gmh|gelit]], [[goh|gilid]], a collective formation to an older noun [[gem-pro|*liþuz|t=joint, limb]], seen in [[got|𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃|tr=liþus]] and [[m|goh|lid]].^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Kroonen 2013)

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+ Kluge dates the word to the 16th century, but Köbler records Middle High German [[m|gmh|mitegelit|t=member]] in Meister Eckhart, before 1326.^(Kluge 2011|627)^(Köbler MHD)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Middle High German ''mitegelit'' is found in Meister Eckhart, before 1326, meaning “member, adherent”.^(Köbler MHD) In the 16th century Luther still used it as a clear image: secular rule ''ist ein mitglied worden des christlichen cörpers'' “has become a fellow limb of the Christian body”.^(DWB|12, 2350)^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The Grimms' dictionary explains that the image of the body faded, although a society or authority is still called a ''Körperschaft''.^(DWB|12, 2350) Kaspar Stieler records the modern sense, as in ''mitglid der fruchtbringenden gesellschaft'', a member of the Fruitbearing Society.^(Paul 2002)^(DWB|12, 2350) The Early New High German dictionary shows it used of persons, estates and towns as parts of a larger body.^(FWB) Adelung noted around 1800 that the simple ''Glied'' would often say the same, but that the compound had become more usual.^(Adelung 1793)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Before 1326 – Middle High German ''mitegelit'' is used by Meister Eckhart.^(Köbler MHD)

+ * 16th century – Luther calls secular rule a ''mitglied'' of the Christian body.^(DWB|12, 2350)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|member]] of a community or family: ''ein Mitglied des Königshauses''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # A person who has joined an [[m|en|association]], party or club: ''Mitglied in einem Sportverein werden''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A member of a government or parliament: ''Mitglied des Bundestages''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Mitgliedschaft]]

+ * [[Mitgliedsbeitrag]]

+ * [[Ehrenmitglied]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Glied]]

+ * [[mit]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The feminine forms ''Mitgliederin'' and ''Mitgliedin'' are nonstandard.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}