gentilic

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin gentilis (of a clan or gens) + English suffix -ic.

Adjective

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gentilic (not comparable)

  1. Tribal or national.
  2. Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.

Translations

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Noun

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gentilic (plural gentilics)

  1. A personal name derived from a place name.
    Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
  2. A demonym.

See also

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gentilicius.

Adjective

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gentilic m or n (feminine singular gentilică, masculine plural gentilici, feminine and neuter plural gentilice)

  1. gentilicial

Declension

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