gentilic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin gentilis (“of a clan or gens”) + English suffix -ic.
Adjective
[edit]gentilic (not comparable)
- Tribal or national.
- Describing the inhabitants of a particular place; demonymic.
Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]gentilic (plural gentilics)
- A personal name derived from a place name.
- Vito Corleone? What kind of name is Corleone? A gentilic?
- A demonym.
See also
[edit]
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin gentilicius.
Adjective
[edit]gentilic m or n (feminine singular gentilică, masculine plural gentilici, feminine and neuter plural gentilice)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | gentilic | gentilică | gentilici | gentilice | |||
| definite | gentilicul | gentilica | gentilicii | gentilicele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | gentilic | gentilice | gentilici | gentilice | |||
| definite | gentilicului | gentilicei | gentilicilor | gentilicelor | ||||
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