EuroLex/F/Gendarme

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  • Original language: French
  • Original form and meaning: gendarme 'policeman, constabulary serviceman'


(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


Language Form Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) Current Meaning and Status Earlier Meanings and Statusses Source
Catalan ... ... '...' '...' ...
Croatian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Czech ... ... '...' '...' ...
Danish gendarm ... 'gendarme' '...' ...
Dutch gendarme ... 'gendarme' '...' ...
English gendarme 16c 'a member of the French national police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces with responsibility for general law enforcement;

slang: a police officer'

'...' http://www.etymonline.com
Estonian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Finnish ... ... '...' '...' ...
French ... ... '...' '...' ...
Frisian ... ... '...' '...' ...
German Gendarm documented since 17th c., more frequently used since 19th c. nowadays old-fashioned in Germany, but normal in Austria; 1. 'gendarme' (dial., 1809), 2. 'dominating person'(dial.,insult), 3. 'constable' (dial.), 4. 'children's game' (dial.), 5. 'sandpiper (insect, dial.), 6. 'long bread loaf'(dial.) '...' Birken-Silvermann 2003: 128
Hungarian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Irish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Italian gendarme, giandarme 17th c. nowadays old-fashioned; 1. 'constabulary serviceman', 'policeman', 2. 'dominating person' (slang), 3. 'donjon', 4. 'dominating woman' (iron.) '...' Birken-Silvermann 2003: 128
Latvian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Lithuanian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Maltese ... ... '...' '...' ...
Norwegian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Polish ... ... '...' '...' ...
Portuguese gendarme ... 'gendarme' '...' ...
Rumantsch ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovak ... ... '...' '...' ...
Slovenian ... ... '...' '...' ...
Spanish gendarme ... 'gendarme' '...' ...
Swedish gendarm ... 'gendarme' '...' ...

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Etymology: from F contraction of gens d'armes "men at arms", later applied to military police. Gens is pl. of gent "nation, people", from L gentem, acc. of gens "race, nation, people"

Source: http://www.etymonline.com

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