gentil
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil m or f (masculine and feminine plural gentils)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
gentil m or f by sense (plural gentils)
Further reading edit
- “gentil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gentil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “gentil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gentil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil (feminine gentille, masculine plural gentils, feminine plural gentilles)
- helpful, kind
- pleasant, amiable, nice
- Elle reçut une petite tape gentille sur les fesses.
- She received an amiable little slap on the buttocks.
- attractive, pretty; also derogative, in the sense of superficial, esp. in the arts
- (idiomatic) all very well
- C’est bien gentil tout ça, mais…
- That's all very well, but...
- well behaved, good (especially but not only about children, in the sense of good boy/girl)
- fairly large, nice, tidy
Usage notes edit
- The word is sometimes used in derogative senses similar to the way its English equivalents are (e.g. about people considered to be lacking personality), but its positive use is much more common. In classical French it was used as a genuine compliment for social graces, which gave rise to gentilhomme (“gentleman”).
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
gentil m (plural gentils)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gentil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil (strong nominative masculine singular gentiler, comparative gentiler, superlative am gentilsten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist gentil | sie ist gentil | es ist gentil | sie sind gentil | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gentiler | gentile | gentiles | gentile |
genitive | gentilen | gentiler | gentilen | gentiler | |
dative | gentilem | gentiler | gentilem | gentilen | |
accusative | gentilen | gentile | gentiles | gentile | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der gentile | die gentile | das gentile | die gentilen |
genitive | des gentilen | der gentilen | des gentilen | der gentilen | |
dative | dem gentilen | der gentilen | dem gentilen | den gentilen | |
accusative | den gentilen | die gentile | das gentile | die gentilen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein gentiler | eine gentile | ein gentiles | (keine) gentilen |
genitive | eines gentilen | einer gentilen | eines gentilen | (keiner) gentilen | |
dative | einem gentilen | einer gentilen | einem gentilen | (keinen) gentilen | |
accusative | einen gentilen | eine gentile | ein gentiles | (keine) gentilen |
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Adjective edit
gentil (apocopated)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gentil or gentile)
Descendants edit
- French: gentil
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese gentil, borrowed from Latin gentīlis (“belonging to the same family”), from gēns (“clan; tribe”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil m or f (plural gentis)
- gentle; amiable; kind
- elegant
- Synonyms: belo, elegante, formoso, garboso
- Antonyms: desagradável, deselegante, feio
- gentle; polite; respectful
Synonyms edit
- (polite): See Thesaurus:cortês
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of “polite”): See Thesaurus:cortês
Related terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
gentil m or n (feminine singular gentilă, masculine plural gentili, feminine and neuter plural gentile)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | gentil | gentilă | gentili | gentile | ||
definite | gentilul | gentila | gentilii | gentilele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | gentil | gentile | gentili | gentile | ||
definite | gentilului | gentilei | gentililor | gentilelor |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin gentīlis, from gēns (“Roman clan”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil m or f (masculine and feminine plural gentiles)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
gentil m or f by sense (plural gentiles)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “gentil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gentil
Declension edit
Inflection of gentil | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gentil | gentilare | gentilast |
Neuter singular | gentilt | gentilare | gentilast |
Plural | gentila | gentilare | gentilast |
Masculine plural3 | gentile | gentilare | gentilast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gentile | gentilare | gentilaste |
All | gentila | gentilare | gentilaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- gentil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gentil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gentil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)