almeneje

Danish

Etymology

almen (“shared, common, general, univsersal”) +‎ eje (“property, something owned”)

Noun

almeneje

  1. considered to be owned by everyone; particular to no individual or group
    • 2007, Klaus P. Mortensen, Tilfældets poesi: H.C. Andersens forfatterskab, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 235:
      Denne enkle typologi har været almeneje i århundreder.
      This simple typology has been everyman's property for centuries.
    • 2014, Paul Auster, Det aflåste værelse, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      De er blevet læst og debatteret, der har været artikler og afhandlinger, de er blevet almeneje.
      They have been read and debated, there have been articles and dissertations, they have become everyone's property.
    • 2010, Anne-Marie Mai, Hvor litteraturen finder sted: Fra guds tid til menneskets tid, 1000-1800, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 414:
      ... de formes af en kunstnerbegavelse, måske en stor, måske en lille, efterhånden som genren bliver almeneje ...
      ... they are formed by an artist's mind, perhaps a big one, maybe a small one, as the genre becomes particular to no one ...

Declension

Undeclined.

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