jende

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin gentem, probably via Old Spanish yente or Spanish gente.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Southern) /xende/, [xẽ̞n̪.d̪e̞]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /jende/, [jẽ̞n̪.d̪e̞]

Noun

jende anim

1. people
   • 1990, “Kaixo”, Fermin Muguruza (lyrics)‎^[1]performed by Negu Gorriak:

     Egurrezko kutxa baten aldamenean / Jendea negarrez hasten da

     Next to a wooden box / People start crying

Declension

Declension of jende (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	jende	jendea	jendeak
ergative	jendek	jendeak	jendeek
dative	jenderi	jendeari	jendeei
genitive	jenderen	jendearen	jendeen
comitative	jenderekin	jendearekin	jendeekin
causative	jenderengatik	jendearengatik	jendeengatik
benefactive	jenderentzat	jendearentzat	jendeentzat
instrumental	jendez	jendeaz	jendeez
inessive	jenderengan	jendearengan	jendeengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	jenderengana	jendearengana	jendeengana
terminative	jenderenganaino	jendearenganaino	jendeenganaino
directive	jenderenganantz	jendearenganantz	jendeenganantz
destinative	jenderenganako	jendearenganako	jendeenganako
ablative	jenderengandik	jendearengandik	jendeengandik
partitive	jenderik	—	—
prolative	jendetzat	—	—

Derived terms

• jende-modu (“scum”)
• jende-oste (“crowd”)
• jende-talde (“crowd”)
• jendetasun (“cordiality”)
• jendetasunez (“politely”)
• jendetu (“to civilize”)

 

See also

• gizaki (“human being”)
• pertsona (“person”)

 

Further reading

• “jende”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “jende”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005