gentilic

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

gentilic (not comparable)

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

Translations

tribal

• French: gentilice (fr) m or f
• Portuguese: gentílico (pt) m or f

Noun

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

• gentilic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gentilicius.

Adjective

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

1. gentilicial

Declension

Declension of gentilic

		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